Classics Considered

by Marian H

Age of Sail

  • Romanticism in Lord Jim

    Despite a bit of a guilty feeling – not having finished The Brothers Karamazov yet – I was really in the mood to read Lord Jim.  This is my second or third attempt.  Previously I could hardly get past three pages; now I’m nearly a third of the way through and have definitely put BK Continue reading

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  • The Old Man and the Sea ~ Read-Along

    I was so excited to hear about this read-along at Hamlette’s blog!  In fact, I got a bit of a head start and made sure to read it this past Saturday.  But that gives me time now to read other people’s posts over the course of this week, and I’m looking forward to hearing other Continue reading

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  • Age of Sail book haul

    An incredible, incredibly busy summer quarter hasn’t left me much time to read.  I’m taking two classes, tutoring part-time, and job-hunting on the side.  However, yesterday I was able to get over to Barnes & Noble and pick up this lovely trio. I couldn’t keep myself out of The Old Man and the Sea, so Continue reading

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  • The Shadow-Line

    The Shadow-Line, A Confessionby Joseph ConradEdition:  Oxford World’s Classics, paperback My overall rating:  5 out of 5 stars.  Recommended. A young merchant officer finds his career taking an unforeseen turn, when he is suddenly promoted to becoming captain of his first ship.  What he doesn’t know is that its last captain died a deranged man; Continue reading

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