If you haven't as yet been fortunate enough to have encountered the absolute brilliance of the Indian artists of the so-called 'Company School', well, what a treat we have in store for you! As you explore their world, and discover their works, rest assured that you are going to be delighted by your decision to engage with Unexplored India.

The common perception of Charles Bukowski is that of a curmudgeonly, hard-drinking, womanizing, gravel-voiced, stereotypically mad, bad poet and author, whose life reads like a never-ending party. A less typical reaction to the name Bukowski is the one where people begin to converse in tones of hushed reverence...

In which I list those authors whose works I intend to read or re-read very soon with a view to including their most memorable and meaningful quotes in Phase Two of the Quite Literary journey. Also, those writers whose novels I simply couldn't plough my way through: the hidden literary blind spots that few of us will admit to! 

M P Shiel's literary reputation is largely based on his 1901 novel The Purple Cloud and it’s a novel which packs quite a punch: extremely engaging, utterly mad and entirely intriguing, I defy anyone not to be seduced by its weirdness. And as for the author, well he’s every bit as strange as his creation. This is a book that I personally love, and one that I would highly recommend.