A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is one of those classic books that evoke such emotion from readers that it will never get old. The mere mention of A Christmas Carol evokes images of Ebenezer Scrooge, imagery of a cold, snowy, and grey London December, and all of the festive feelings associated with the Christmas season. When looking for the perfect classic to read in the Christmas season, A Christmas Carol will always be the perfect choice.
We all know the story. It is so familiar and far too often overdone. (Images of the version acted out by The Muppets
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The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
September 30th, 2011 by Angela Yorke | New Releases
On the face of it, it seems simple: there is a girl. There is a boy in love with the girl. However, the girl loves another boy. However, the second boy may or may not be entirely suitable for her. Moreover, the first boy may or may not be on the wrong side of lovelorn. Is a happily ever after possible?
Set in the 1980s, The Marriage Plot is the story of Madeleine Hanna, a by-the-book English major, who is not on the Derrida fanwagon. In contrast to her peers, Hanna is happier with the prose of Jane Austen and
Set in the 1980s, The Marriage Plot is the story of Madeleine Hanna, a by-the-book English major, who is not on the Derrida fanwagon. In contrast to her peers, Hanna is happier with the prose of Jane Austen and
Madame Bovary
September 23rd, 2011 by Mackenzie M. | Classics
Like many others, this summer I had hoped to make myself a margarita, sit by the pool, and read as many of the literary "classics"as humanly possible. Of course, after getting caught up in work and travel, this goal sorrowfully went unmet, except for one novel, Madame Bovary. Arguably one of the greatest novels of all time, Gustave Flaubert’s flawless writing skills, paired with an absolutely tantalizing story line, come together to weave a tale that will, and has, lasted through the ages.
In a painfully condensed summary, the novel tells the story of Emma Bovary, the wife of a
In a painfully condensed summary, the novel tells the story of Emma Bovary, the wife of a
Classic: Moby-Dick
August 25th, 2011 by Louise | Classics, Fiction
When Herman Melville was 21, he committed himself to a whaling voyage of indefinite duration and destination. Eighteen months into the journey, he and a fellow shipmate abandoned ship on the Marquesas Islands. Because of an injured leg, Melville spent a month with the local natives, a tribe of cannibals. Now if that experience isn't the makings of a story, I don't know what is. And indeed, Melville published his first novel in 1846, Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life, a combination of fiction and facts based on his experience.
Though you wouldn't have guessed it today, during Melville's lifetime,
Though you wouldn't have guessed it today, during Melville's lifetime,
Returning to Classics: Thoreau’s Walden
July 29th, 2011 by Louise | Authors, Classics
Henry David Thoreau. To me, he's one of those authors whose lifestyles are as fascinating as their literature (in a good way). On Wikipedia, one can find him listed as an author, poet, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, philosopher, and leading transcendentalist. If that's not a mouthful, what is? Yet, none of those labels seem to be exaggerations. His label as a "tax resistor" is quite accurate. Thoreau accepted a night in jail in lieu of paying the six years of taxes he owed, due to his opposition to the Mexican-American War and slavery, an important
