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The Idiot
Russia, mid-1800s. When Prince Myshkin returns to his native country, he is young, naive, and not fully recovered from the physical and mental illnesses that had sent him to Switzerland. A sudden inheritance plunges him headfirst into the Russian aristocracy, and he is unprepared for its gritty reality. Torn between the woman he loves and… Continue reading
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Thoughts on ‘The Idiot’
I am getting very close to finishing this book, and so far, it has been both fascinating and (to my knowledge) truly original. I have a feeling it’s going to end badly–but then again, the plot has not been predictable. It keeps shifting from scene to scene, focusing on specific characters and their problems, with… Continue reading
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The Murders in the Rue Morgue
…I there became acquainted with a Monsieur C. Auguste Dupin. This young gentleman was of an excellent—indeed of an illustrious family, but, by a variety of untoward events, had been reduced to such poverty that the energy of his character succumbed beneath it, and he ceased to bestir himself in the world, or to care… Continue reading
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Nathaniel Hawthorne / Secret Sharer / Hunted Down
The Secret Sharerby Joseph ConradOverall rating: 5 out of 5 stars. What would you do if you found out your roommate is a wanted criminal? This is the narrator’s dilemma after he rescues a man, Leggatt, from the ocean and brings him aboard his ship. The narrator finds that they share not only a similarity… 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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