An Accursed Race by Elizabeth Gaskell (1855)
Essay review: An Accursed Race by Elizabeth Gaskell (1855) When I started reading this novella on my Kindle, I was expecting some …
Lois the Witch by Elizabeth Gaskell (1861)
Novella review: Lois the Witch by Elizabeth Gaskell (1861) It’s 1691 and the orphaned Lois Barclay travels to live with her uncle …
Happy New Year! – A look back on 2010
Tonight, in an hour, the UK will pass from 2010 to 2011. Almost half the world is already there, in fact! I …
Lizzie Leigh by Elizabeth Gaskell (1855)
Novella review: Lizzie Leigh by Elizabeth Gaskell (Manybooks.net/Project Gutenberg [1855]) Lizzie Leigh is a story about a family in the countryside somewhere, …
North & South (2004)
When I first heard of North & South, my mind went to the American Civil War and Patrick Swayze, and I thought …
Shirley by Charlotte Brontë (1849)
Book review: Shirley by Charlotte Brontë (Wordsworth Classics, 1993 [1849]) Charlotte Brontë was a natural stort-teller with a gift for creating memorable …
Darcy or Thornton? Survey says …
Question posed a while back was: who’s your preference, Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy from Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice, or Mr. John Thornton …
So it’s February…
Been busy with stuff recently… and at the same time, not more than usual. Oh well. On the Squeee front…Couldn’t help myself, …