Classics Considered

by Marian H

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  • Where’s My Summer?

    Today I was scrolling through Goodreads and got hit by a funny feeling of nostalgia. Seeing other people had finished books one after the other, I felt both inspired and a bit saddened. These past few months have been weird on several fronts, with so many changes in my personal life, good and bad. I… Continue reading

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  • Frederick the Great on The Prince

    I will defend humanity against this monster which wants to destroy it; I dare to oppose Reason and Justice to sophism and crime; and I ventured my reflections on Machiavel’s Prince, chapter by chapter, so that the antidote is immediately near the poison. I always have regarded The Prince as one of the most dangerous… Continue reading

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  • Bookish Mail

    Thank you very much to the gifter who sent me Emma! A reread of Jane Austen is on the near horizon… Continue reading

  • Middlemarch – 1: Miss Brooke

    A group of readers who met via Tristan and the Classics (an excellent booktube channel) voted to read George Eliot’s Middlemarch over the course of July and August. Having already missed out on two readalongs of books on my list—namely, Steinbeck’s East of Eden and Tolstoy’s Resurrection—I was determined to join the group this time… Continue reading

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Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.

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