Classics Considered

by Marian H

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  • The Accusation: Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea

    Statues of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-ilby Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, [CC BY-SA 3.0] A man with a wife and family, Bandi risked all he had to publish this book. When his relative offered to help smuggle the manuscript out of the country, he chose to accept, ultimately trusting his and his family’s lives to the Continue reading

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  • Ben-Hur – 1: "The happiness of love is in action…"

    Previously: Introduction The happiness of love is in action; its test is what one is willing to do for others. Lawyer, soldier, governor, and diplomat, Lew Wallace seems the unlikely writer of one of the most successful Christian-themed novels of Western literature.  It may help to realize that Wallace did not consider himself religious at Continue reading

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  • Ben-Hur – A Book Journal

    Panorama Jerusalem in Altotting by Gebhard Fugel[GFDL or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0] Oppressed by its own government, your native city is at the edge of a crisis.  The conquering war-spirit of Mars has found its next generation of followers, and the subjugated people feel it. Till now, your family has always managed to be safe from Continue reading

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  • Please Look After Mom

    A glance at my blog will tell you I rarely read fiction published recently.  “In my younger and more vulnerable years,” I was unfortunate to read a lot of poorly written historical fiction and Sherlock Holmes pastiche.  I thirsted for greatness and found mediocrity.  Back then, I wasn’t part of a blogging community, or maybe 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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