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My Brilliant Career, by Miles Franklin
When I emigrated to Australia in May of this year, among the mixed feelings I had about leaving home was a sense of excitement about discovering new authors and an alternative literary history to th… more »
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My Brilliant Career, by Miles Franklin
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emilygale wrote 1 month ago: When I emigrated to Australia in May of this year, among the mixed feelings I had about leaving ho … more »
Mary Brunton: Self-Control AND Discipline
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Leena wrote 1 month ago: If Mary Brunton’s name rings any bells, you are most likely thinking of this quote from Jane … more »
Pushkin, Part I
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kirstyjane wrote 2 months ago: Half Milord, half middle class, Half wise man and half jackass, Half rogue, but it may come to pass … more »
The Kreutzer Sonata by Count Lev Tolstoy
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kirstyjane wrote 3 months ago: Thus we passed two years more. The method prescribed by the rascals [doctors] had evidently succeede … more »
Undiscovered Pushkin fragment kicks off new Russian literature series!
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kirstyjane wrote 3 months ago: I originally intended to start my series on Russian literature with a piece on Ivan the Terrible: hi … more »
Maria Edgeworth: Helen
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Leena wrote 4 months ago: If you have little patience with Goody Two-Shoes heroines, you’ll probably have some difficul … more »
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
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Jackie wrote 7 months ago: I am always startled by how short this book is. A cultural icon ought to be the size of Micheangelo … more »
Elizabeth Gaskell: Gothic Tales
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Leena wrote 8 months ago: I picked up Gothic Tales thinking it would be a suitably spooky read for Halloween. Even though I re … more »
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