Travels on Planet Earth - A blog
A Passage to India was published in 1924, as India stood on the threshold of great changes. The portrait it paints of Anglo-India (the British in India) is quite damning and the portrayal of the Indians is not especially flattering either. The Brits were nearly all close-minded snobs and the natives were overly emotional and [...]
This is really a novella rather than a novel and it certainly doesn’t have the epic scope of The Grapes of Wrath. However, it is a moving portrayal of friendship, betrayal and hard decisions. I found it easy to read, tightly structured and well paced. The contrast between dreams and reality was quite striking, especially [...]
I released this book this evening on the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral in London. It was found and journalled almost immediately – even before I had a chance to make release notes. The Anonymous Finder has not joined (as yet) but left this lovely message (and even took a photo): Journal entry 2 by [...]
The spectre of extinction is hanging over the albatross, thanks to fishing techniques that kill the birds. Albatross only lay one egg and have a long breeding cycle so if a parent bird dies before their chick is fully grown or a young bird dies before reaching maturity, it can cause a dramatic effect on [...]
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