I prefer reading
"Some people say life is the thing, but I prefer reading" - Logan Pearsall Smith
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
The Betrothed - Alessandro Manzoni
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I've discovered so many new (to me) authors & books through my 19th century bookgroup & this is another one. I'd never hea...
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Sunday, April 28, 2013
Sunday Poetry - William Wordsworth
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On the last Sunday morning in April, here's a lovely, melancholy poem by Wordsworth, Two April Mornings . This is one of the poems tha...
Friday, April 26, 2013
Getting ready for winter
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I can always tell what season it is by looking at where Lucky & Phoebe choose to sleep. This is Abby's old striped bed with the la...
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The Rosie Project - Graeme Simsion
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I'm usually very reluctant to read books, especially when they've been much-hyped. I find that I'm almost immediately offside ...
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Sunday, April 21, 2013
Sunday Poetry - Mary Robinson
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I featured a poem by Mary Robinson a couple of months ago but writing about Caroline Norton's life brought her to mind & then I ca...
Thursday, April 18, 2013
A Scandalous Woman : the story of Caroline Norton - Alan Chedzoy
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Reading Caroline Norton's poetry a while ago made me curious about her life and, as I had this biography on the tbr shelves, I though...
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
The Creation of Anne Boleyn - Susan Bordo
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This is the kind of book that I love. The Creation of Anne Boleyn is not so much a biography of one of England's most famous women as...
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