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The House of the Seven Gables
New England, early 1800s. Hepzibah Pyncheon, a hermit-like woman with a severe face and a soft heart, lives quietly in the seven-gabled Pyncheon House. She is rescued from poverty only when her young relative, Phoebe, comes to live with her and help her run a small shop. Phoebe is interested to meet the other lodger… Read more >>
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Weekend Quote: The Law
“The law – ’tis bad to have it, but, I sometimes think, it is worse to be entirely without it.” – James Fenimore Cooper, The Prairie J. F. Cooper’s The Prairie (1827) is the last book in the Leatherstocking series, of which his more famous The Last of the Mohicans is also part. The beauty… Read more >>
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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… 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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