Hugh Thomson
Hugh Thomson's previous books include The White Rock: An Exploration of the Inca Heartland and Nanda Devi, a journey to a usually inaccessible part of the Himalayas. He has led many research expeditions to Peru. He is also a film-maker and has won many awards for his documentaries, which include Indian Journeys with William Dalrymple, and Dancing in the Street: A Rock and Roll History. He lives in Oxfordshire.
Hugh Thomson's previous books include The White Rock: An Exploration of the Inca Heartland and Nanda Devi, a journey to a usually inaccessible part of the Himalayas. He has led many research expeditions to Peru. He is also a film-maker and has won many awards for his documentaries, which include Indian Journeys with William Dalrymple, and Dancing in the Street: A Rock and Roll History. He lives in Oxfordshire. See less
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Hugh Thomson book reviews
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Mansfield Park
My least favorite Austen but how bad can that be?
by Corgi, Mar 8, 2009
If you love Jane Austen, you have to read and re-read them all, but this is the one I'm ambivalent about, that I enjoy in spite of the priggish heroine and hero and a plot line that emphasizes a code ... Read More
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Mansfield Park
Deeper Austen
by Ellyb, Mar 20, 2008
This book took a few tries for me to get into, but once I did, I got REALLY into it and read it voraciously. Fanny, our reserved heroine, is more of the "Eleanor from 'Sense and Sensibility'" type ... Read More
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Mansfield Park
Once you get in to it...
by LauraK, Jun 29, 2007
As far as Jane Austen novels go, I found this one a bit difficult to get in to. Fanny is such a reserved, gentle character, that she's hard to really relate to. However, I found by the second volume ... Read More