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Posted on November 11, 2020

Daisy and the Unknown Warrior by Tony Bradman

One hundred years ago to the day, the body of the Unknown Warrior was interred in Westminster Abbey. It is impossible for me to imagine…

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Posted on November 8, 2020November 8, 2020

The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L Sayers

The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club is one of the early Lord Peter Wimsey titles, written before Harriet Vane appeared on the horizon. It's my…

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