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Embers – A Hungarian Classic – Episode 14
Our journey leads us to a castle in Hungary and Sándor Márai’s short but stirring novel, Embers. History takes center stage in the life of the old General, who wakes up one day to take revenge on the man that haunted him for forty-one years. Sources / Further Reading:Biography of Sándor Márai (San Diego House Continue reading
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She…Who Must Be Obeyed! – Episode 11
An ancient family heirloom – and a mother’s call for vengeance – sends young Leo Vincey and his adoptive father on a quest to find a mysterious sorceress, Ayesha, or She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed. In this episode, I review H. Rider Haggard’s She, a novel which influenced the fantasy of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis. Continue reading
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First Impressions – William Faulkner – Episode 10
In this episode, we meet William Faulkner through one of his most famous novels, The Sound and the Fury. Resources:Faulkner Pronouncing “Yoknapatawpha” Continue reading
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The Reviewer’s Dilemma – How I Rate Books – Episode 9
Our voyage takes a detour through that hardest of decisions: how to rate a novel. I share my four personal guidelines for rating classics and show some examples of how this works in practice. 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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