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Sherlock Holmes: "The Red Circle"
Week 8: “The Red Circle” http://www.simply-linked.com/listwidget.aspx?l=835c93bf-0194-424e-8808-420842afef12 Continue reading
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The Begum’s Millions
One day, out of the blue, the unassuming Dr. Sarrasin learns he is heir to an enormous fortune. It seems he is the only living descendant of a Frenchman who married a begum – “a Muslim lady of high rank” – and, through her wealth, became rich. As it would happen, another claimant to the… Continue reading
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The Children of Húrin, and their Middle Earth
By David Revoy [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons Courage, resilience, loyalty, and hope. These themes, among many others, permeate J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and its immediate prequel, The Hobbit. I think of these ideas to be as much Tolkienesque as the “ring saga” itself: the bleakness in LOTR is… Continue reading
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Top Ten Books I Liked More/Less Than I Thought I Would
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is about books that exceeded or did not quite meet expectations. I feel like I’ve read quite a few of those, especially recently, so here goes! Books I Liked More Than I Thought I Would 1. The Picture of Dorian Gray – Oscar WildeA surprisingly good read (but don’t forget… 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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