Sometimes embarking on a new literary journey is just too much to contemplate. Sometimes, you just need to read a known quantity, a story you love — something comfortable. Here are some of my favorite comfort reads.
PENGUIN ACTS OUT – Part the Third
One of the the wildest stories related to a Yellow Diamond — a famous gem in the native annals of India. … Partly from its peculiar colour, partly from a superstition which represented it as feeling the influence of the deity whom it adored, and growing and lessening in lustre with the waxing and…
Penguin Acts Out – Introduction
The super cool people at Penguin English Library have been having a little fun with a penguin figurine and some famous scenes in classic literature. This has been christened Penguin Acts Out. I’ve been inspired to do the same but I’ve only done a couple so far. Watch this space for my contribution to Penguin…