Add to the shelf: Classic authors in context
Blackwell’s Companion to Romanticism I’ve had this book on my Amazon wishlist for quite some time but was being held back by the price. I finally bit the bullet on it and I’m relieved to find I’m...
View ArticleCold in the earth — and the deep snow piled above thee
Cold in the earth — and the deep snow piled above thee, Far, far removed, cold in the dreary grave! Have I forgot, my only Love, to love thee, Severed at last by Time’s all-severing wave? Now, when...
View ArticleOn Twain and Eliot, Flaubert and Art, and everything else I’ve been reading
Despite not having written a post here on the blog in ages, I have been reading a lot. Each day I have a choice few minutes where I have to decide, should I read or should I post on the blog? And...
View ArticleClassics Challenge April: Cover art
I missed November Autumn’s Classic challenge questions for Feb and March, and I felt bad about it. Total *fail* honestly. I kept meaning to post my reply to her great prompts but somehow the time to...
View ArticleLiterary analysis of The Picture of Dorian Gray
This is going to be an epic post. Well, maybe it’s not as long a read as it was a long write. Each time I write a long post I think “whoa now THIS one is epic and I must start making my posts more...
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