The Classics Club

THE CLASSICS CLUB: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

By Paula Bardell-Hedley on 10/04/2019 • ( 28 )

I share my thoughts on a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.

DEWITHON WEEK 5: The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp by W.H. Davies

By Paula Bardell-Hedley on 04/04/2019 • ( 22 )

Wales Readathon 2019 has ended. Here I summarize the final six chapters of our official Dewithon 19 book.

DEWITHON WEEK 4: The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp by W.H. Davies

By Paula Bardell-Hedley on 27/03/2019 • ( 20 )

As the fourth week of the inaugural Wales Readathon comes to an end, we discuss chapters 22-28 of the official Dewithon 19 book.

DEWITHON WEEK 3: The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp by W.H. Davies

By Paula Bardell-Hedley on 19/03/2019 • ( 14 )

As week three of the inaugural Wales Readathon draws to a close, we discuss chapters 15-21 of the official Dewithon 19 book.

DEWITHON WEEK 2: The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp by W.H. Davies

By Paula Bardell-Hedley on 13/03/2019 • ( 23 )

As the second week of the inaugural Wales Readathon comes to an end, we discuss chapters 8-14 of the official Dewithon 19 book.

DEWITHON WEEK 1: The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp by W.H. Davies

By Paula Bardell-Hedley on 06/03/2019 • ( 20 )

As week one of the inaugural Wales Readathon draws to a close, we discuss chapters 1-7 of the official Dewithon 19 book.

THE CLASSICS CLUB: The Wind in the Willows

By Paula Bardell-Hedley on 17/12/2018 • ( 53 )

I share my thoughts on one of the most adored children’s novels of all time.

THE CLASSICS CLUB: Treasure Island

By Paula Bardell-Hedley on 18/11/2018 • ( 40 )

A voyage for buried treasure spells trouble for cabin boy Jim Hawkins, who finds himself in the middle of a mutiny with some of the nastiest pirates to ever sail the seven seas.

THE CLASSICS CLUB: The Haunting of Hill House

By Paula Bardell-Hedley on 25/10/2018 • ( 33 )

A classic supernatural thriller by an author who helped define the genre.

REREADING: Matilda by Roald Dahl

By Paula Bardell-Hedley on 19/10/2018 • ( 29 )

Reading the original, magical story after thirty years before sampling a collectors edition with a brand new cover from Quentin Blake.

1944 CLUB: Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges

By Paula Bardell-Hedley on 15/10/2018 • ( 31 )

Collaborative book blogging: my contribution to the 1944 Club.

THE CLASSICS CLUB: Alias Grace

By Paula Bardell-Hedley on 04/10/2018 • ( 29 )

Based on the true story of one of the most enigmatic and notorious women of the 1840s, Margaret Atwood has created an extraordinarily potent tale of sexuality, cruelty and mystery.