Theatre Is a Class Act

Theatre starts out as superficial as Entertainment Today but segues at the last minute to an analysis of the role of the arts in life. Incredibly, W. Somerset Maugham makes the thing work.

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The Years Not Kind to Woolf’s Readers

The Years requires all your concentration, and maybe even a notepad to keep the characters straight. Unfortunately, the book doesn’t warrant the effort. Woolf’s genius is evident, but the novel fails to make her characters or their world come alive for readers.

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History Steps Lively to Drums Along the Mohawk

Drums Along the Mohawk is an easy way to get a grasp of the Revolution as seen from the man-in-the-field perspective. Walter D. Edmonds drew heavily on contemporary documents, inventing only the major characters to tie the facts together.

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Nothing So-So about And So—Victoria

In AND SO—VICTORIA, Vaughan Wilkins packs more “I’ll go to bed after the next chapter” between two covers than a half dozen Gone with the Winds. Wilkins weaves together history, mystery, romance, murder, thrills, and suspense—and he handles each thread deftly.

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