ALWYN TURNER’s reviews of books from the late 19th century and the early 20th. Continue reading
Tag Archives: imperial fiction
Imperial fiction: Brigadier Gerard
ALWYN TURNER on Conan Doyle’s Napoleonic hero: ‘all spurs and moustaches’. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: Dickson McCunn & Co.
ALWYN TURNER on the continuing adventures of John Buchan’s heroes from the Gorbals. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: Black Beauty
ALWYN TURNER on Anna Sewell’s 1877 novel of good horses and bad masters. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: The Beetle
ALWYN TURNER reads a Victorian tale of gender-fluid horror. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: John Silence
ALWYN TURNER has an appointment with Algernon Blackwood’s psychic doctor to discuss a case of reefer madness. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: Alf’s Button
ALWYN TURNER reads a 1919 comedy about the Genie of the Lamp in the trenches of WW1. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: The Scarlet Pimpernel
ALWYN TURNER on a classic adventure romance from 1905. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: The Riddle of the Sands
ALWYN TURNER on the 1903 foundation-stone of the thriller genre. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: The Secret Adversary
ALWYN TURNER enjoys Agatha Christie’s anti-communist action thriller. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: Bindle
ALWYN TURNER on a home-front comedy from the Great War. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: Richard Hannay
ALWYN TURNER celebrates John Buchan’s most famous character. Continue reading
Lion & Unicorn 