Classics Considered

by Marian H

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  • Summer Flowers – Still Life

    I have been daydreaming about a big bouquet of flowers for months. Yesterday my dream came true! My sister Emily made this from dahlias she grew herself, snapdragons, and other flowers from our mom’s garden. Isn’t it spectacular?! It’s her first large-scale arrangement, too! 😮 I wanted to show the true colors (above), but this… Continue reading

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  • What are you looking for in your next great read? 🤔

    Anyone who reads this blog most likely enjoys classics, but I’m really interested in specific things people are looking for. Creative writing? Complex characters? Sheer escapism? Do let me know! Continue reading

  • Shūsaku Endō’s The Golden Country – More Reflections on Silence

    The Golden Country: A Play About Christian Martyrs in Japan (1970) is a retelling of Endō’s earlier novel Silence (1966). (You can watch my three-part video review of Silence on YouTube, if you like.) Both stories follow the trials of Father Ferreira, a Portuguese missionary to Japan in the early 1600s. The character of Ferreira… Continue reading

  • Journeys End

    It’s after 10 p.m. as I write this, and I’m sipping a cup of joe because that’s my idea of living dangerously. This has been such a happy week, following three of the roughest months. Maybe there is something to the idea that it’s always darkest before the dawn (also a lovely song by Tori… 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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