Brontë
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall – A Long Overdue Review
It has taken me about 22 years (counting from the time I first read Jane Eyre) to get around to finally reading this novel. I don’t know why I avoided it so long, other than that my obsession with the Brontës had been replaced with an obsession with other authors, and Agnes’s second novel just Continue reading
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The Professor – Charlotte Bronte’s First Novel
Portrait by J. H. Thompson First novels can be hit-and-miss, even those of “great authors.” Nathaniel Hawthorne was so ashamed of Fanshawe he wanted all copies burnt. Jane Austen’s Love and Friendship, written in her teens, did not (unsurprisingly) carry the depth and drama of her later, famous novels. Doyle’s first Sherlock Holmes novel, A Study Continue reading
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July Miscellany – Books + Life
It seems the theme of my life in 2019 is “life gets tougher, books get better.” Well, some books anyway. I have to say, I haven’t been reading as much as I would like, but in spite of that, am pretty pleased overall with the books I have read so far. I’ve also highly enjoyed Continue reading
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From Eyre to Onegin
After reading Eugene Onegin, it struck me that it shares several essential similarities with a more famous romantic classic, Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë). There’s the Gothic side, for example. Jane Eyre is considered to be “Gothic”, and Eugene Onegin holds elements of it as well. The letter-writing scene has a sense of gloom about it, Continue reading
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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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