In the days when the spinning-wheels hummed busily in the farmhouses - and even great ladies, clothed in silk and thread lace, had their toy spinning wheels of polished oak - there might be seen in districts far away among the lanes, or deep in the bosom of the hills, certain palid undersized men, who, … Continue reading Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe | George Eliot
With a drop of ink for a mirror, the Egyptian sorcerer undertakes to reveal to any chance comer far-reaching visions of the past. This is what I undertake to do for you, reader. Adam Bede was my lucky choice for the last Classics Club Spin. I was thrilled to then discover that Nick @One Catholic … Continue reading Adam Bede | George Eliot #EliotReadalong
For the very first time, I've actually read my latest #IMreadalong book during the month selected by Liz @Adventures in Reading. The September read was The Nice and the Good first published in 1968 (a very good year, I might add) which makes it 50 years old. It was an odd mix of murder mystery, … Continue reading The Nice and the Good | Iris Murdoch
During my early 20's I read several Dickens and loved them in a melancholy kind of way. They were such big, epic reads about the trials and trubulations of nineteenth century England & France that I've found it hard since then to justify the time to read something that would ultimately make me feel blue! … Continue reading Bleak House | Charles Dickens
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