Yay turns to Heyyyy!!, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. If you've been following me on Twitter for a while (@RobAroundBooks) then you'll have seen me getting increasingly excited as the publication date for Tolstoy's Last Steps has drawn … [Read more...]
On The Radar: Russian and European anthologies, plus a Tolstoy collection from Penguin
August 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
“On the Radar” provides small incidental rundowns on books which I’ve discovered, but haven’t yet purchased. These are titles that I’ve either added to my wishlist or am keeping a close eye on, with a view to adding them. In addition, these … [Read more...]
‘Book Bites’ for Monday 10th August 2009
August 10, 2009 By
Harper P. bring Melville to Fifty-Two Stories - Another week, and another FREE short story from Harper Perennial’s Fifty-Two Stories website. This week the flavour turns classic once again with Herman Melville’s The Fiddler, one of the stories … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: Tolstoy to Treasure
August 10, 2009 By 4 Comments
Tolstoy to Treasure, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. Joy and jubilation at RobAroundBooks today as my eagerly anticipated 2 volume boxed-set of Leo Tolstoy's Collected Shorter Fiction from Everyman's Library arrived. Polythene wrapped … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Wed 24th June 2009
June 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
07:00 - A Tolstoyan start to the day with a read through of Alyosha the Pot (can be read for free at Fifty-Two Stories). A great story, albeit short, but ohh so sad. Not a clever move starting off the day with such a depressing story perhaps, even if … [Read more...]
Cover Love: Harper’s Classic Short Story Collections
March 26, 2009 By 8 Comments
Regular visitors of RobAroundBooks (and subscribers to the feed), know that I often speak about Harper Perennial's short story website Fifty-Two Stories, and the great short stories that they generously offer up for free every week. I always visit … [Read more...]