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Review of “The Little Grey Men” by B.B.

The Stuff: This is a children’s book written and illustrated by a British naturalist. It features four gnomes, reputed to be the last in Britain. They regard themselves as brothers and live under a tree root by Oak Pool. Cloudberry, the most adventurous of the four, has left to find the source of the FollyContinue reading “Review of “The Little Grey Men” by B.B.”

Review of “The Willows” by Algernon Blackwood

31) “The Willows” by Algernon Blackwood Plot: The narrator and his friend, known only as the Swede, take a canoe trip along the Danube. They plan to ride the river from its source in the Black Forest to the Black Sea. The narrator and the Swede have made similar trips in the past, but asContinue reading “Review of “The Willows” by Algernon Blackwood”