Zadig and Vathek (2-books-in-1)Two influential books that were forerunners of their genres Zadig Zadig is a story of adventure and romance; of political intrigue and deception; of justice and fate, all gathered in one simmering philosophical broth. Although Voltaire had not intended to write a detective novel, his influence on detective literature is clear. Poe based his Dupin directly on Zadig, while Holmes's precise methods can be seen as a modern version of Zadig's own

Those who venture into its fog are said never to make it back alive-a murderous phenomenon that’s another of the Four Major Human Errors that has ravaged the world

what influence do they have and how have they shaped history

And Cavo may not be as innocent as he pretends…Will the strange duo escape their pursuers

In The Art of Looking

With its wonderful range of examples

British and Australian history together in its climactic moment

the SS concentration camp system had become an overwhelming landscape of terror

but between the ultimate skill Michael hijacking Emperor Ludora’s body and the mystic lord Feldway’s secret machinations

Combined with expert advice from key charities

they may still be lost

I married him) and George Bernard Shaw (who didn't actually say Youth is wasted on the young

But then the pandemic hits and like so many others he's stuck in lockdown unable to tour and read for audiences the part of his work he loves most