This week we dive into adventures from New England to England, and dig into the controversial relationship between American elites and Red China. Thriller Love, Espionage, and Betrayal ‘The Quiet American’ By Graham Greene As French colonialism crumbles, Alden Pyle, an idealistic CIA agent, believes the agency has Vietnam’s best interests at heart. Thomas Fowler, a foreign correspondent, works with Pyle until the agent’s policies result in violence and Fowler’s lover falls for Pyle. Penguin Classics, 2004, 180 pages Classics Whimsical Adventure and a Rolling Bookshop ‘Two Classic Novels in One Volume: Parnassus on Wheels and The Haunted Bookshop’ By Christopher Morley When Roger Mifflin shows up with his wagon bookshop (named Parnassus), looking for a buyer, Helen McGill purchases this traveling bookshop along with the business’s horse, Pegasus, and dog, Boccaccio. After bidding farewell to her brother and life on the farm, Helen sets off on a series of …
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