Want to become very well read but not much time to spare?Then try these…
Goodbye Mr Chips: James Hilton
Is it possible too condense a Victorian schoolteacher’s life from 1870s upstart to 1930s school institution in a few hours’ reading? Hilton shows us how it should be done. Actually quicker than watching the Martin Clunes TV version.
Candide: Voltaire
Sounds highbrow doesn’t it? Voltaire? But it’s honestly really easy, short and fun to read. And you’ll soon be able to explain what “Panglossian” means.
Animal Farm: George Orwell
A great novella and much more political than The Animals of Farthing Wood.
The Catcher in the Rye: JD Salinger
A short one, brilliantly written, although to be fair, more rewarding if you read it twice. This still won’t take you long though.
A Christmas Carol: Charles Dickens
Dickens isn’t exactly famed for his brevity but this one really is a speedy…
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