Tag: Essays

• Talking Trains with John Betjeman

  The older I get, the more I like John Betjeman, especially his prose, and particularly Trains and Buttered Toast, an anthology of his radio talks, mostly from the thirties, forties and early fifties. The subject matter is varied, but his enthusiasms are apparent: Victoriana, seaside towns, great British eccentrics, churches. Despite his campaigns to preserve…

  chrisharding53

  June 28, 2012

  BBC Home Service, Bradshaw, Essays, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, John Betjeman, Michael Portillo, trains, Trains And Buttered Toast

• Orwell’s Effortless Essays

  George Orwell It’s a long time since I’ve read any of George Orwell’s essays, and I’d forgotten just how good they are. They tend to take second place to his novels, but personally I think they are much, much better, and the essay format seems to suit Orwell’s style. He writes about anything that catches…

  chrisharding53

  January 13, 2012

  Essays, George Orwell