Copy of D.H. Lawrence novel from landmark obscenity trial remains in U.K.
A copy of D.H. Lawrence’s notorious novel, marked up by a British judge’s wife, will remain in the U.K. following a successful crowdfunding campaign.
Brief encounters: “A Member of the Family” by Muriel Spark
Muriel Spark’s pitiless treatment of her characters is on full display in the merciless irony of “A Member of the Family.”
Long and short: Ducks, Newburyport and the art of the aphorism
In addition to being a sprawling and complex work of fiction, Lucy Ellmann’s Ducks, Newburyport offers a master class in the art of the aphorism.
White water rafting along the stream of consciousness: Lucy Ellmann’s Ducks, Newburyport
In its entirety, Ducks, Newburyport represents a towering fictional edifice that is as engaging and readable as it is formally ambitious.