Bibliography, October 2011

Read: 9
BOTM: S. Graubard, The Presidents

Anon (ed. J. Wilkinson), Egeria's travels
J. Barnes, A History of the World in 10 1/2 chapters
M. Dobbs, To Play the King 
G.M. Fraser, Flashman at the Charge
Optatus,  Against the Donatists
O. Pamuk, The Museum of Innocence
H. Sachs, The Ninth: Beethoven and the World in 1824
P.G. Wodehouse, The Inimitable Jeeves 


This is late, and I don't have much to say about it, as it and much of the next month's reading was derailed by Bleak House, which I've only just finished. Anyway, nothing was standout brilliant, and some were weaker than I expected (the passing of time has not been kind to Mr Dobbs' political thrillers). The most interesting, though I hesitate to say best as my knowledge is low, was a monumental book on twentieth century presidents which nicely filled some material gaps in my knowledge. I can see how it could be genuinely interesting to study as a period, but why would you study it, when you could do medieval heresy instead is slightly beyond me - the detail of and convention machinations and electoral college politics aside of course. That's almost as interesting as the ancient world; in fact sometimes it even looks like it (someone's probably done that book).