The little white attic

When I first read Chekhov, I was too young—I hadn’t lived. My rediscovery of Chekhov was two years ago, and now that I have loved and lost, ...

What possessed me to watch the Russian War and Peace less than 4 months after the BBC adaptation from 1972 ? Before commenting on Bondarchu...

I’m going through one of the worst times—perhaps the hardest—of my life. Heartbreak. So I turned to Chekhov. At a time of heartache and deje...

Spoiler alert: Again, if you haven’t read the book, you probably shouldn’t read this blog post, in which I will discuss significant plot po...

Spoiler alert: If you haven’t read the book, you probably shouldn’t read this blog post, in which I will discuss significant plot points. W...

I am, in many ways, not an ideal reader of Dostoyevsky. Firstly, I’m non-religious, indifferent to religion, and ignorant of theology. Secon...

It’s probably unwise to write about the characters whilst still reading the book, but I’m going to jot down some thoughts anyway.  There are...

I’m about halfway through The Brothers Karamazov —or The Karamazov Brothers in this edition—in Ignat Avsey’s translation.  Perhaps the great...

The play is attributed jointly to John Fletcher and William Shakespeare. It’s believed to be Shakespeare’s last play.  1/ The first scene af...

Pericles, Prince of Tyre is one of the late romances in the Shakespeare canon. However, unlike Cymbeline , The Winter’s Tale , and The Tempe...