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Turn of the Century Salon – a literary event
Hosted by Katherine at November’s Autumn. My participation may be sporadic, but I’m going to try to fit this challenge into my schedule. 🙂 Here’s my answers to the questionnaire/prompts for January (Introduction): What draws you to read the Classics? Classics are works of art, unlike most contemporary fiction. I love reading, and though I… Continue reading
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2012 End of Year Book Survey
I saw this on Délaissé, and thought it looked fun! Though I haven’t read a ton of books this year, I’m going to give it a try: 1. Best Book You Read In 2012? Hard to say – probably Dracula for a new book, and definitely Heart of Darkness and Eugene Onegin for re-reads. 2.… Continue reading
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The Hobbit
In a hole in a ground there lived a hobbit. …something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick. With this year’s release of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected… 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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