British Literature

[close] This is a book club for people who love British Mysteries both modern and classic. You do not have to own a Kindle. We have a monthly reads and these selections can be read on Kindle for PC or other app or even pick up a paperback copy.

[close] Students will update their reading log of their Semester Novel Project "Literature Circle" books, as well as complete group activities on this page.

[close] A place where readers can come to discuss the life and work of the English writer Patrick Hamilton, and similar or associated writers. You will also find discussion about Julian Maclaren-Ross, Joseph Mitchell, Lynne Reid Banks, Gerald Kersh, Cathi Unsworth, Sam Selvon, Derek Raymond, Ted Lewis and many more. Patrick Hamilton's novels Monday Morning (1925) Craven House (1926, revised edition 1943) Twopence Coloured (1928) The Midnight Bell (1929) The Siege of Pleasure (1932) The Plains of Cement (1934) Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky (1935 - trilogy of The Midnight Bell, The Siege of Pleasure, and The Plains of Cement) Impromptu In Moribundia (1939) Hangover Square (1941) The Slaves of Solitude (1947) The West Pier (1952) Mr. Stimpson And Mr.Gorse (1953) Unknown Assailant (1955) The Gorse Trilogy: The West Pier, Mr Stimpson And Mr Gorse, Unknown Assailant Patrick Hamilton's plays Rope: A Play (1929) Gas Light (1938) The Duke in Darkness (1943) The Man Upstairs (1953) Angel Street (1966) Patrick Hamilton's radio plays Money with Menaces (1939) To the Public Danger (1939)

[close] . Unfortunately the `Readers First' website has now closed, but I hope we can still continue with this group. We can still discuss anything book related. Please share on Social Media.