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Review: The Joyful Delaneys by Hugh Walpole
The Joyful Delaneys by Hugh Walpole ~ 1938. This edition: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1940. Hardcover. 401 pages. My rating: 9.5/10. Lost the half point because of the too-convenient wrap up of the...
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Other People’s Words: The Quivering Pen Discovers Hugh Walpole
A blog post found in my internet wanderings, and too good not to share with those of you who have expressed an interest in Walpole. We are not alone! Is it time for a Hugh Walpole revival of sorts?...
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Review: Hans Frost by Hugh Walpole
Hans Frost by Hugh Walpole ~1929. This edition: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1929. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. 356 pages. My rating: 8.5/10. ***** No one perhaps in the United Kingdom was quite so...
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Review: The Silver Thorn by Hugh Walpole
The Silver Thorn: A Book of Stories by Hugh Walpole ~ 1928. This edition: Doubleday, Doran and Co., 1928. Hardcover. 333 pages. My rating: 6.5/10 Fifteen short stories by the prolific Hugh Walpole,...
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Pale Shades of Lady Chatterley: The Blind Man’s House by Hugh Walpole
The Blind Man’s House by Hugh Walpole ~ 1941. This edition: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1941. Hardcover. 337 pages. My rating: 5.5/10 Sir Julius Cromwell, blinded many years before by a bullet to the...
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My 2014 Century of Books – Almost There – More Reviews of Excellent Books
Here are some more of my decidedly well-appreciated Century of Reading Project books from months ago, as the calendar continues its relentless turning to the close of 2014. The Jeremy Stories,...
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The Old Ladies by Hugh Walpole: A Geriatric Rambler from the B-List
Not my own copy, but a dust jacket of an early edition. The Old Ladies by Hugh Walpole ~ 1924. This edition: McClelland and Stewart, 1924. Hardcover. 305 pages. My rating: 5/10 Ah, Hugh Walpole....
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Collegiate murderer encounters ultimate arbiter: The Prelude to Adventure by...
The Prelude to Adventure by Hugh Walpole ~ 1912. This edition: Macmillan and Co., 1925. Hardcover. 310 pages. One of Walpole’s more obscure early works, and perhaps deservedly so, for what an odd...
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