The Book Trunk

20th Century Fiction

  • Told By An Idiot

    Rose Macaulay’s Told By An Idiot was a bit of a disappointment. I had high hopes of it, because I love ‘The Towers of Trebizond’ so much but, sadly, this wasn’t in the same league, and left me feeling depressed,… Continue reading

  • Farewell Victoria

    My vintage Penguin waspublished in 1945, and hasa dancing Penguin logo,used for a short period. Farewell Victoria, by TH White is a paean to bygone era and must, I think, have been something of a curiosity, even when it was first… Continue reading

  • Never Believe a Book Blurb

    Never believe all you read on a book cover. That’s really all I would like to say about Paul Torday’s Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, but it wouldn’t be much of a review if I stopped there. So, where to… Continue reading