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Andrew is on page 328 of 480 of Tony Hancock: What Kind of Fool? The Definitive Biography
Hancock breaks with Sid James & moves onto film with 'The Rebel' which looks better & better the more times I watch it...as I did one small scene being made at my local station in 1961!...when I was 5!
Aug 12, 2014 06:17AM Add a comment
Tony Hancock: What Kind of Fool? The Definitive Biography

Andrew
Andrew is on page 204 of 360 of The Collected Stories of Muriel Spark
Some wonderfully concise stories...slices of life...in this collection...the epitome of the form!
Aug 09, 2014 09:56AM Add a comment
The Collected Stories of Muriel Spark

Andrew
Andrew is on page 132 of 276 of The Jewels of Paradise
Much better!...clearer than muddy water now!
Aug 06, 2014 04:33AM Add a comment
The Jewels of Paradise

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Andrew is on page 40 of 276 of The Jewels of Paradise
A cluttered start;I'm not engaged yet!
Aug 05, 2014 04:10AM Add a comment
The Jewels of Paradise

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Andrew is on page 238 of 480 of Tony Hancock: What Kind of Fool? The Definitive Biography
The torments of a comedian are no laughing matter! There's blood in the humour..spilt guts & existential agony too!
Aug 05, 2014 04:09AM Add a comment
Tony Hancock: What Kind of Fool? The Definitive Biography

Andrew
Andrew is on page 196 of 448 of The QI Book of the Dead
Not dead yet...
Jul 27, 2014 06:12AM Add a comment
The QI Book of the Dead

Andrew
Andrew is on page 236 of 483 of The Cossacks and Other Stories
Reads easily enen if subject matter is harrowing...& weirdly topical...set in Ukraine's Crimea at a time of conflict...
Jul 27, 2014 05:28AM Add a comment
The Cossacks and Other Stories

Andrew
Andrew is on page 205 of 536 of Dead Tomorrow (Roy Grace, #5)
A surprisingly drawn-out introduction to the cast of characters & one very graphic scene of sexual abuse in Romania! Perplexed but persevering...
Jul 27, 2014 05:26AM Add a comment
Dead Tomorrow (Roy Grace, #5)

Andrew
Andrew is on page 163 of 480 of Tony Hancock: What Kind of Fool? The Definitive Biography
Hancock teams up with Galton & Simpson...& Sid James,Kenneth Williams, Bill Kerr & the inimitable Hattie Jacques @ 23, Railway Cuttings, East Cheam...& the rest is radio gold!
Jul 22, 2014 03:07PM Add a comment
Tony Hancock: What Kind of Fool? The Definitive Biography

Andrew
Andrew is on page 290 of 378 of The Lodger - Shakespeare on Silver Street
Just the transcripts in appendices of Tudorbethan English!
Jul 17, 2014 04:33PM Add a comment
The Lodger - Shakespeare on Silver Street

Andrew
Andrew is on page 200 of 483 of The Cossacks and Other Stories
Reading now...Tolstoy's 'Sevastopol Stories' set in the Crimean War...astonishingly vivid!
Jul 16, 2014 03:52AM Add a comment
The Cossacks and Other Stories

Andrew
Andrew is on page 288 of 372 of Death in Venice
Only 2 more stories to finish in this revealing collection of Mann's humanity to man!
Jul 16, 2014 03:51AM Add a comment
Death in Venice

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Andrew is on page 176 of 354 of Pies and Prejudice: In Search of the North
Wigan!...& Bury...& Oldham..it just goes on giving!
Jul 15, 2014 07:41AM Add a comment
Pies and Prejudice: In Search of the North

Andrew
Andrew is on page 265 of 378 of The Lodger - Shakespeare on Silver Street
Surprisingly saucy on Silver Street!...pandars,pimps, punks & playwrights!..oh..& a hint of Willy!
Jul 14, 2014 04:28AM Add a comment
The Lodger - Shakespeare on Silver Street

Andrew
Andrew is on page 170 of 378 of The Lodger - Shakespeare on Silver Street
Silver Street becomes Corry?
Jul 12, 2014 06:41AM Add a comment
The Lodger - Shakespeare on Silver Street

Andrew
Andrew is on page 46 of 378 of The Lodger - Shakespeare on Silver Street
Not the famous Roger...
Jul 09, 2014 09:20AM Add a comment
The Lodger - Shakespeare on Silver Street

Andrew
Andrew is on page 135 of 354 of Pies and Prejudice: In Search of the North
A northern twonk walks over Liverpoosalem & Mankstown with his size 13s...leaving my prejudices intact! Great stuff,lad!
Jun 29, 2014 06:12AM Add a comment
Pies and Prejudice: In Search of the North

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Andrew is on page 72 of 354 of Pies and Prejudice: In Search of the North
Liverpool gets its just desserts!
Jun 26, 2014 03:49PM Add a comment
Pies and Prejudice: In Search of the North

Andrew
Andrew is on page 125 of 336 of The Trigger: Hunting the Assassin Who Brought the World to War
Just a perfect read for the 100th anniversary of a single event of such significance to anyone born in Europe in the late 19th & 20th centuries.
28th June 1914.... Sarajevo...Gavrilo Princip...aagh!
Jun 26, 2014 03:48PM Add a comment
The Trigger: Hunting the Assassin Who Brought the World to War

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Andrew is on page 40 of 336 of The Trigger: Hunting the Assassin Who Brought the World to War
Gavrilo Princip's story ends in tragedy?
Jun 24, 2014 03:24AM Add a comment
The Trigger: Hunting the Assassin Who Brought the World to War

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Andrew is on page 40 of 336 of The Trigger: Hunting the Assassin Who Brought the World to War
Gavrilo Princip's story ends in tragedy?
Jun 24, 2014 03:24AM Add a comment
The Trigger: Hunting the Assassin Who Brought the World to War

Andrew
Andrew is on page 32 of 335 of The Fishing Fleet: Husband-Hunting in the Raj
What do you think were "Returned Empties"? It will make modern women shudder to know! I prefer the Extra Pint!
Jun 20, 2014 04:56AM Add a comment
The Fishing Fleet: Husband-Hunting in the Raj

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Andrew is on page 130 of 372 of Death in Venice
'Mario and the Magician', the 3rd story in this collection reads as a satirical allegory of a fascist dictator..Hitler?...whose mind-games lose out,fatally in this case, to Mario, a lowly waiter! Read on!
Jun 19, 2014 03:44AM Add a comment
Death in Venice

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