Category Archives: Books & Literature
From Orwell to Miller to Strindberg: A Journey Ending with Beethoven on a Wall
Someone told me the essays of George Orwell are among the best in this form of writing. So I bought a book containing his major essays, but hadn’t read them with my full attention until recently. The foreword in my … Continue reading
Getting to Know T.E. Lawrence “of Arabia” (1888-1935)
The book Selected Letters of T.E. Lawrence, discussed here, is more revealing of his character than is his most famous work, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom. He also wrote and published The Mint during his subsequent service as an ordinary … Continue reading
The Pavellas Perspective 