As I gaze at our latest acquisition, The Works of Arthur Conan Doyle, I am reminded of Sherlock, the BBC tv series which aired its first season in 2010. Re-interpreted to suit the modern world, Sherlock is an edgy, fun series (one of the best Britain has produced of late) starring Benedict Cumberbatch (villain of […]
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Riding Elephants in the Jungle: Malay Sketches by Frank Swettenham
We’ve just acquired Malay Sketches by Sir Frank Swettenham, the first Resident General of the Federated Malay States. This book, for us, is a truly exciting acquisition, firstly because it brings us much, much closer to home. Also, for anybody who has grown up in Singapore, Frank Swettenham is a familiar name who has […]
Continue readingThe Coffee House of Surat, or The Chinese Pilot
I must confess I haven’t read The Works of Tolstoi yet, which I should do soon, given my weakness for Russian literature. In any case, this collection, although far from complete, contains some of Tolstoy’s lesser-known works, especially, many of his short stories. And the greatness of his short stories lies in the glimpses they […]
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