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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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Sylvie and Bruno, volume 1
{Note: I only just found out that Sylvie & Bruno is a two-volume book–I read vol. 1 and thought it was the entire story. In any case, I’ll be reviewing this in two parts, and treat vol. 2 as a sequel.} Outland: a crazy, fantastical world, where the government is about to be taken over… Continue reading
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Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came
Thus, I had so long suffered in this quest,Heard failure prophesied so oft, been writSo many times among “The Band”—to wit,The knights who to the Dark Tower’s search addressedTheir steps—that just to fail as they, seemed best,And all the doubt was now—should I be fit? And with these pessimistic thoughts, the narrator–Childe Roland–sets out on… 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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