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A new section of blog

I’ve added a new section to my opera blog: a list of great overtures, beautiful arias, thrilling ensembles, and other favourite pieces from opera – four centuries of highlights. Listen to this! – The Opera Scribe Enjoy.

Nicholas Fuller Uncategorized Leave a comment April 29, 2023April 29, 2023 1 Minute

That Was The Year That Was: 2022

Well, ave atque vale, 2022; helloooo, 2023.

Nicholas Fuller Uncategorized 7 Comments December 31, 2022March 14, 2023 11 Minutes

The Invisible Host (Gwen Bristow & Bruce Manning)

As everyone knows by now, this anticipates Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None.

Nicholas Fuller Uncategorized 3 Comments December 27, 2022February 1, 2023 2 Minutes

Skin o’ my Tooth (Baroness Orczy)

You'd have to be a Muggins to be surprised.

Nicholas Fuller Uncategorized 1 Comment October 31, 2022October 31, 2022 7 Minutes

A Remarkable Case of Burglary (H. R. F. Keating)

Crime in Victorian London.

Nicholas Fuller Uncategorized 1 Comment October 26, 2022 2 Minutes

Site update

I have added a new page, listing reviews by authors: https://grandestgame.wordpress.com/reviews-by-author/ You'll find it in the top menu. That should make using this blog easier. (TomCat has the right idea.)

Nicholas Fuller Uncategorized 5 Comments September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 1 Minute

The Sign of Four (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Cocaine: would you care to try it?

Nicholas Fuller Uncategorized 2 Comments July 4, 2022July 5, 2022 5 Minutes

A Study in Scarlet (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Enter Sherlock Holmes.

Nicholas Fuller Uncategorized 11 Comments July 3, 2022July 3, 2022 6 Minutes

“The Grandest Game in the World”

John Dickson Carr's essay is now up. https://grandestgame.wordpress.com/the-grandest-game-in-the-world/ Thanks to Ronald Smyth for scanning the images.

Nicholas Fuller Uncategorized Leave a comment February 12, 2022February 12, 2022 1 Minute

Stars in my eyes

Over the last week, I’ve started to introduce a new ratings system, as follows: Five starsGreat / amazingFour starsVery good / really liked itThree starsGood / liked itTwo starsOKOne starPoor / didn’t like it This is based on the Goodreads scale, and on Curt Evans’ GADderdämmerung. Traditionally, I’ve given five-star / “A” ratings both to … Continue reading Stars in my eyes →

Nicholas Fuller Uncategorized 2 Comments January 23, 2022 2 Minutes

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