The Bibliophile's Compass

1926 | 📖 The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway | United States | 251 pages | | Classic Literature, Modernist Fiction | 🏆 | 1941 | 📖 Candle in the Wind by Maxwell Anderson | United States | 188 pages | Drama, Play | 1992 | 📖 The Sisters Rosensweig by Wendy Wasserstein | United States | 128 pages | Drama, Comedy | 2002 | 📖 The Little Friend by Donna Tartt | United States | 624 pages | Mystery, Literary Fiction | 🏆🏆 | 2024 | 📖 Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson | Australia | 174 pages | Mystery, Fiction | My Review | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | @stevensonexperience 2024 | 📖 In Too Deep by Lee Child | United States | 327 pages | Thriller, Action | 2026 | 📖 The Last Christmas by Liz Fenwick | United Kingdom | 198 pages | Holiday Fiction, Romance | @liz_fenwick

Title : The Devil's Disciple Author : George Bernard Shaw Publication Year : 1897 Rating : ⭐⭐⭐ Pages : 96 Source : audiobook @storytel.tr Genre : Drama How did I end up listening to George Bernard Shaw? If you know me, you know that I maintain my Today in Bookish History lists, recording books published on every day of the year. You may also know that, for the past few weeks, I have been avoiding books or perhaps books have been avoiding me. At this point, the separation appears mutual. Today, I decided to choose something short, classic, and published before 1900. There, waiting patiently on my October list, was George Bernard Shaw’s The Devil’s Disciple. One and a half hours later, I had finished the audiobook. Look at me completing something. Historic event. Please update the lists. Set during the American Revolutionary War, the play follows Richard Dudgeon, a family outcast and “Devil’s Disciple”. That is his description, not my theological assessment. Despite his al...

2018 | 📖 An Inventory of Losses by Judith Schalansky | Germany | 253 pages | 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 | Essay, Non-Fiction | @judithschalansky 2021 | 📖 A Dream Life by Claire Messud | United States | 124 pages | Literary Fiction | 2025 | 📖 Bad Bad Girl by Gish Jen | United States | 352 pages | Contemporary Fiction, Drama | 🏆 | @gishjen 2025 | 📖 I Am Cleopatra by Natasha Solomons | United Kingdom | 336 pages | Historical Fiction, Mythology | @natashasolomonsauthor 2025 | 📖 Psychopomp & Circumstance by Eden Royce | United States | 163 pages | Fantasy, Horror, Historical Fiction | 🏆 | @edenroycebooks 2025 | 📖 Self Care by Russell Smith | Canada | 288 pages | Satire, Literary Fiction | 2025 | 📖 Sisters Loved and Treasured edited by Deborah Roberts | United States | 304 pages | Anthology, Non-Fiction | @debrobertsabc 2025 | 📖 The Deadly Book Club by Lyn Liao Butler | United States | 273 pages | Cozy Mystery, Thriller | @lynliaobutler 2025 | 📖 The Widow by John Grisham | United States | 4...

1955 | 📖 The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien | United Kingdom | 432 pages | Fantasy, Epic Fiction | 2014 | 📖 Red Dog by Willem Anker | South Africa | 432 pages | Historical Fiction, Adventure | 🏆🏆 | 2024 | 📖 About Charlie by J.M. Langan | United Kingdom | 348 pages | Fiction, Contemporary Literature | @muddynosugar 2026 | 📖 Chain Reaction by Lee Child | United States | 416 pages | Thriller, Action | @leechildauthor 2026 | 📖 Mercy's Child by Richard Paul Evans | United States | 384 pages | Romance, Drama | @richardpaulevansauthor 2026 | 📖 The Two Wills by Blair Fell | United States | 352 pages | Historical Fiction, Queer | @blair.fell 2026 | 📖 Lost on Paradise by Alan Dean Foster | United States | 272 pages | Science Fiction, Adventure | 2026 | 📖 Royal Witch by Philippa Gregory | United Kingdom | 432 pages | Historical Fiction, Fantasy | @philippagregorybooks 2026 | 📖 The Pilgrimage of Primrose Honeychurch by Laura Jensen Walker | United States | 312 pages | Cozy Mys...