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The Divine Comedy – Part 1: Inferno
Dante, lost in a dark forest, is overcome by feelings of fear and loneliness, until he is met by the spirit of Virgil, the Roman poet and author of the Aeneid. Virgil was sent by Beatrice, Dante’s deceased childhood sweetheart, to come to his aid and help him back into the way of light and… Continue reading
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Horror and History in A Pale View of Hills
Goto island by Masoud Akbari [CC BY-SA 3.0] One day, Etsuko’s quiet life is interrupted by a visit from her daughter Niki, who, though being independent and somewhat secretive, has taken time off from her London life to come visit her. This visit prompts disturbing memories in Etsuko, from the recent suicide of her… Continue reading
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The Prince – A Study in Expediency
Therefore it is unnecessary for a prince to have all the good qualities I have enumerated, but it is very necessary to appear to have them. And I shall dare to say this also, that to have them and always to observe them is injurious, and that to appear to have them is useful; to… Continue reading
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Food for Thought in Benson’s Lord of the World
A very happy new year to you all! I can hardly believe it’s 2018 already. The number just sounds so… futuristic. Speaking of which, my first review for the year goes back 111 years in order to go forward to about the present day, with John Hugh Benson’s futuristic-dystopian novel, Lord of the World. I… 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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