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After reading the quite excellent new Robert Harris book about the escape of two of the regicides who signed charles1 death warrant Act of Oblivion I am back to reading the medieval books by Howard of Warwick … I am on 13 of 20 ish. They are a bit of gentle fluff which are not belly laughs but...

First Richard osmond one…Thursday murder club…gentle comedy and cracking good read which you don’t have to think about Finished Ken Fosset’s NEVER on holiday. If you are at all nervous about what is happening in the world at the moment do NOT under any circumstances read this book. If you...

Dominion by Tom Holland. Not to be read by fundamental Christians..lol.

P g Wodehouse - the golf omnibus. Father's Day present and a nice gentle series of stories from the 20's and 30's about golf. Golf is slowly taking over my life.

The Mighty Dead, Why Homer Matters. Adam Nicholson.

Excellent so far. I have just finished a classics degree so I am used to reading Roman and greek works, so it is quite refreshing reading from a modern style. Have you read Persian fire? That is one of his and is really excellent. Puts today's Middle Eastern issues in context.

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Thank goodness for that. It's been ages. Btw if you like historical fact/ fiction...try manfreddi..Alexander trilogy. That is brilliant.

I hope he gets around to do the third part....he represents Cicero as a hero type figure, which is in stark contrast to pliny, Plutarch, etc ie roman authors of the period...of course they were slanting their opinions for the ruling classes of the time and Cicero was, although an equestrian...

The long war. Sequel to the long earth. Terry pratchett and Stephen Baxter. Very good...quantum physics based stuff of billions of earths and stepping between them.

Metamorphoses by Ovid. And it's bloody hard going and I can't wait to finish it. For light relief I am rereading hitchhikers guide to the galaxy series.....99p for kindle at Christmas....on book 2... Restaurant at the end of the universe.

I have read all of them.....they are extremely violent and if you get away from his anti communism style, they are very good. ( but you can get very annoyed!!!) Shame you didnt say so before, I gave them all away to the local YMCA and they were all just read once ( hardbacks)

Aeneid by Virgil. Bloody hard going.

Tin tin...king ottokar's sceptre

now I have finished the Greek and Roman stuff till september, Terry Pratchett..Snuff :-)

I have my OU classics exam tomorrow morning, so I am currently cramming Odyssey, Iliad, Herodotus Histories, Thucydides and all the confusing notes I have made since September that make no fecking sence at all! I am getting all panicky. :-(

Iliad - homer Again......I must learn more :(:(:(

Rubicon:Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic. Tom Holland

If you want ancient history, try the Manfreddi books. His trilogy on Alexander is excellent as is his books about Sparta.

(2011)Marcus Tullius Cicero, In defence of the Republic Translation by Siobhan McEleduff, Pengiun Classics I have to report sources exactly now for my OU degree stuff, so I am getting into practice...LOL