The Dusty Bookcase

This  annus horribilis  draws to a close – thank God – meaning the time has come to recap the last twelve months of reading old books. I tac...

On this Christmas Day, verse by Marjorie Pickthall from The Drift of Pinions (Montreal: University Magazine, 1913).  Merry Christmas from o...

The new issue of Canadian Notes & Queries  arrives at a busy time of year, which suits me just fine. I usually race through each issue, ...

The Tenants were Corrie and Tennie Kent Thompson Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1973 200 pages Describing The Tenants were Corrie and Tennie ...

Old Soldier Frederick Niven London: Collins, 1936 250 pages Stewart Reid lives in a small flat with his wife and two young sons in Edinburgh...

A better year than last, right? I got out more, raised pints in pubs, saw my daughter, and spent seven days touring Quebec City and the East...

The Globe , 3 December 1921 The 1921 edition of 'Recent Books and the Outlook,' the  Globe's  annual list of best books, begins ...