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The 1899 Questionnaire
Many years ago, I came across this fun artifact from the papers of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, meant to blog about it, and never actually did. This is a “favorites” survey which Doyle filled out in 1899 – basically like a modern-day blog tag! He has pretty readable handwriting, but you can find a typed-up… Read more >>
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Song Reviews and Such
So – I mentioned back in September I was starting a second blog about songs, poetry, and writing. After much ado, I finally got around to actually launching it… There is not much yet; soon there will be more, since I’ll likely be posting more frequently there than here. If that sort of thing interests… Read more >>
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Why I Moved to WordPress
Well, folks – after blogging for over a decade on Google’s Blogger platform, I’ve decided to move to WordPress.com. It took me a long time to come to this decision. Apart from sentimental reasons, there were numerous features I loved about Blogger, including: Short learning curve Free and ad-less Fully customizable Integrated with Google (yes,… Read more >>
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Septober, Octember, Nowonder…
WHERE did October go?? Two weeks since my last post, can’t believe it. Book-wise… I did finish The Art of Loving and need to write up my final post this weekend. For a short book it was quite a journey, and thought-provoking – I’m grateful Cleo hosted it as a readalong! Also in non-fiction land,… Read more >>
About Me
Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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- Wuthering Heights: Childhood (Chapters 1–5)
- The Books I’m Bringing on Holiday
- May (Paper) Flowers
- Emo Classics – Bronte, Woolf, and Kierkegaard
- What I’m Reading – It’s Almost March Edition
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