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The Diary of a Young Girl
…I seem to have everything, except my one true friend. All I think about when I’m with friends is having a good time. I can’t bring myself to talk about anything but ordinary everyday things. We don’t seem to be able to get any closer, and that’s the problem. As I read The Diary of… Read more >>
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Finishing My Book
Several months back, I mentioned I’ve been writing a pseudo-Victorian novel for 3 years. I talked about the literary inspirations and characters – not to compare my writing with such greats (hardly that!), but to give you a gist of what the story’s like. April is Camp NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), and my plan… Read more >>
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Falling in Love with Fiction
Occasionally you stumble across some historical story so weird it could only have happened in in real life. Exhibit A: the mysterious lover of Nikolay Gumilyov. Nikolay Gumilyov Who was Nikolay Gumilyov? Born in 1886, he grew up well educated and began writing poetry at a young age, becoming first published, in fact, at around… Read more >>
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No-No Boy and What It Means to Be American
Are you willing to serve in the armed forces of the United States on combat duty wherever ordered? Will you swear unqualified allegiance to the United States of America and faithfully defend the United States from any or all attack by foreign or domestic forces, and forswear any form of allegiance or obedience to the… 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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Recent Posts
- Emo Classics – Bronte, Woolf, and Kierkegaard
- What I’m Reading – It’s Almost March Edition
- What I’m Reading – Morning Coffee Edition
- Oddly Specific Things I Love in Books (and a Few Movies)
- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall – A Long Overdue Review
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