Tag: AA Milne

264–284: Just So Stories; the Divide trilogy; The Holiday Round; The Prisoner of Zenda; The Rules of Engagement; Ranger’s Apprentice; The Man With Two Left Feet, and Other Stories; and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and Other Tales of Terror

20 September 2017

I’m not really sure what to say about the Just So Stories. They’re charmingly told, and very different from, e.g., Plain Tales from the Hills. They have that distinct fairy-tale ring to them. Elizabeth Kay’s Divide books are enjoyable and imaginative, although I must admit that my ability to enjoy them this time around was … More 264–284: Just So Stories; the Divide trilogy; The Holiday Round; The Prisoner of Zenda; The Rules of Engagement; Ranger’s Apprentice; The Man With Two Left Feet, and Other Stories; and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and Other Tales of Terror

216–226: The Prussian Officer; If I Die Before I Wake; Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang; Don’t Point That Thing at Me; The Wolves of Willoughby Chase; The Red House Mystery; Coraline & Other Stories; The Lost World; Robinson; The Call of the Wild; and White Fang

15 July 2017

DH Lawrence’s The Prussian Officer is a strangely brutal (in places), and yet excellent, collection of short stories, from the titular tale in which the brutality of the officer in question has murderous consequences. Conflict and feeling are predominant themes. (Also, and quite irrelevantly, I will never miss an opportunity to introduce people to, or … More 216–226: The Prussian Officer; If I Die Before I Wake; Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang; Don’t Point That Thing at Me; The Wolves of Willoughby Chase; The Red House Mystery; Coraline & Other Stories; The Lost World; Robinson; The Call of the Wild; and White Fang