A Most Unsettled Man: the Triumphs and Travails of George Matcham
Book
George Matcham, dubbed the most unsettled man alive, was born in East India Company controlled...
Non Fiction Historical Biography
David McK (3767 KP) rated Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) in Movies
Feb 22, 2025 (Updated Nov 9, 2025)
While it is a close call, for me, the original *just* pips it to the post.
This is the movie that re-defined science fiction, with a young Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher all being launched to superstardom on its back (Ford in particular), and that is - as has oft been said - in many ways a modern fairy-tale, taking its form and structure from such.
It's also the movie that introduces the iconic Darth Vader, X-Wings and TIE fighters, with the final assault on the first Death Star one of the best action scenes in any movie I have ever seen, period.
Flesh
10.0
Rate It
Book
Through chance, luck and choice, one man’s life takes him from a modest apartment in Hungary to...
Literary Fiction Booker Prize Winner 2025
Restless Dolly Maunder
8.0
Rate It
Book
The Women's Prize-winning and Booker-shortlisted international bestselling author returns with a...
Historical fiction Australia
One Fine Voice
Book
All her life, Esther Hopkins has been told she has a mighty fine voice. Still, she can't believe...
Middle Grade Historical Fiction
The Bookshop of Secrets
10.0
Rate It
Book
In a bookshop nestled in the sprawling streets of Lisbon, a shopkeeper leads a double life… ...
Historical World War II Romance Women's Fiction
Lalji's Nairobi
Book
British Gujarat, 1905. Despairing of the social injustices and crippling taxes under the British...
Historical Fiction Africa
The Wild Robot (2024)
9.0
Rate It
Movie
*The Wild Robot** is a 2024 animated science fiction film directed by Chris Sanders, based on Peter...
Days of Light
9.0
Rate It
Book
Easter Sunday, 1938. Ivy is nineteen and ready for her life to finally begin. In the idyllic Sussex...
Historical fiction
A Theory in Vienna
Book
‘I bring to light a truth, which was unknown for many centuries with direful results for the human...
Historical Fiction