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The Code of the Woosters – A Novel for New Year’s Resolutions
Already feeling the post-holiday blues? Sometimes you just need a good British comedy to help get you back into the festive spirit. And for good British comedy, you simply can’t go wrong with P. G. Wodehouse. The Code of the Woosters (1938) is book #7 in his Jeeves and Wooster series but, as with many… Read more >>
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2019 Christian Greats Challenge: Past & Present
Hosted by Carol at Journey and Destination Carol at Journey and Destination is hosting a new challenge – focused on Christian literature! Though I’ve read Christian classics on-and-off through the years, I’ve been meaning to read more, and this seems like the perfect chance! Here is my (overly ambitious) list: 1) A Book on Early… Read more >>
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The Divine Comedy – Parts 2 & 3: Purgatorio and Paradiso
Previously: Part 1: Inferno Purgatorio And of that second kingdom will I singWherein the human spirit doth purge itself,And to ascend to heaven becometh worthy After enduring the nine circles of Hell, Dante and Virgil finally make it out of the underworld and back to the surface of the earth. Under a starlit sky, they… 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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