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Robida’s Fantastic Drawings of the "Twentieth Century"
On Monday, the podcast returns for Season 3! I have quite a line-up planned, with plenty of variety, so stay tuned for that. As a sneak peek – Monday’s episode features two French authors: Jules Verne and Albert Robida. Both authors wrote futuristic, coming-of-age novels set in the 20th century. I’ll talk about their predictions Continue reading
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"My Kinsman, Major Molineux"
Portrait of James Thomas Fields (1817-1881), Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864),and William Davis Ticknor (1810-1864). Over on Instagram, I’d mentioned I’ve been getting into Hawthorne’s short stories again. He’s a favorite author of mine, and when I read the collection Twice Told Tales (already five years ago, wow!), I was blown away by the craft of his Continue reading
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Ten TBR Classics by My Favorite Authors
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday challenges us to come up with to-be-read books by our favorite authors… 1. Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Scarlet LetterYes, I probably sound like a broken record, but I still haven’t read this one. 2. Joseph Conrad: Nostromo 3. Franz Kafka: DiariesDiaries…that’s a little awkward. 4. Jules Verne: From the Earth to Continue reading
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Dear Mrs. Bird – A Lovely Read for Fall
I first heard of this book from Cirtnecce at Mockingbirds, Looking Glasses & Prejudices… She wrote so highly of Dear Mrs. Bird that I couldn’t wait to get my hands on a library copy. Three months later, it finally arrived! It’s London in the middle of the Blitz, and twenty-something Miss Emmy Lake wants desperately 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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