Oz and Ends

Musings about some of my favorite fantasy literature for young readers, comics old and new, the peculiar publishing industry, the future of books, kids today, and the writing process.

Showing posts with label AUTHOR G. K. Chesterton. Show all posts

Showing posts with label AUTHOR G. K. Chesterton. Show all posts

29 August 2022

The First Part of “The Donnington Affair”

In 1914, Max Pemberton published part of a murder mystery in a magazine called The Premier . It was titled “The Donnington Affair.” Pembe...

06 January 2022

“Every statement is an overstatement”

This passage appeared in a an essay by Adam Gopnik that appeared in The New Yorker in 2008. I’ve found it to offer one of the most useful ...

25 August 2008

On Having to Hang About a Station

Today's a travel day for me, with tickets and stations and transfers. Naturally, I'm not looking ahead with unalloyed joy. However, ...

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