Revisit Narnia and Maoriland

We have new literature books on Narnia, Margaret Atwood, Victorian literature and Maoriland (NZ literature 1872-1914). Edward Said's 'On late style' examines the work late in the lives of great artists like Beckett, Beethoven, Gould and Visconti. In 'Lost for words', Hugh Lunn has collected mid-century Australian lingo such as Are you straight? - Who do you think you are, King Farouk? - He's all mouth and trousers - I'd know his hide in a tannery - It's snowing down south.