Slightly Foxed (the real readers' quarterly - buy a subsciption now!) has kindly allowed The Dabbler to dip into its rich archives. We have handpicked this gem for you from the Autumn 09 edition, in which Richard Platt looks at Dreamthorp by Alexander Smith: the best-loved, least-known book in the English ... Read More...
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Thanks to all of you who entered our Slightly Foxed competition. The Betjeman quote in full is*: Childhood is measured out by sounds and smells and sights, before the dark hour of reason grows. (from Summoned by Bells) We used this random number generator to pick the email from our inbox, the ... Read More...
Here at Dabbler HQ, deep underground, our statistics machine - a Blötzmannometer, attached to the computer via a pneumatic funnel - reveals that an absurdly large number of readers (some several hundred in fact), have yet to enter our competition to win a free annual subscription to Slightly Foxed. Yet it ... Read More...
The Dabbler is delighted to bring you an exclusive competition. Slightly Foxed - producers of 'The Real Reader’s Quarterly' - are giving away a free annual subscription to one lucky dabbler. This is a real treat for booklovers – each issue of the Slightly Foxed magazine is packed full of witty, beautifully-written ... Read More...
In this debut guest post from Slightly Foxed, Liz Robinson introduces Anne Fadiman's Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader, and examines some of the problems associated with the terminal condition of 'Being in Thrall to Books'. Titled 'Kindred Spirits', this was the very first article in the very first issue ... Read More...
"I won’t say that Slightly Foxed is essential, it’s just that I can’t live without it any more." Bernard Cornwell Discerning readers who enjoy our 1p Book Reviews are in for a treat, as we are delighted to announce that The Dabbler is joining forces with Slightly Foxed. Slightly Foxed: The Real Reader’s ... Read More...
