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The Brilliance of “Baskervilles”
My first encounter with Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles was in the mid-90s. The children’s public TV show Wishbone aired an episode called “The Slobbery Hound,” of which I remember nothing except the scene with the painting. However, the plucky little Jack Russell terrier helped me fall in love with classic literature, and especially… Read more >>
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April Showers, 2024 edition
Since moving to Arrakis desert climes, I get excited whenever there is a little rain. A brisk walk on a cloudy evening brings peace to my soul and ease to my thoughts. The other day we had one of those, and it was almost like going home. I’ve become aware of the joy of animal… Read more >>
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Holy Week – Jesus in Art
In recent years, I’ve come across some striking portrayals of Jesus and amassed a small collection. My favorite visual rendition of Christ is the faceless one in the movie Ben-Hur (1959), but these paintings achieve a similar effect of reverent mystery, at least to my mind. First, one I have shared before by Ivan Kramskoi.… Read more >>
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Better than The Great Gatsby? – A Review of Passing by Nella Larsen
In this book review, I go over some themes and characters from the lesser-known novella Passing. It’s a classic of the Harlem Renaissance and American literature at large, and I was not disappointed. Read more >>
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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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