Category Archives: Classic Literature

Best Book Club Books!

Posted on January 28, 2008 by

  Photo by Gallebee You may have noticed a little green box on the front of my site that says “Site Meter.”  This wonderful little program allows me to track how many visitors my site receives, from what location, and why.  Most days … Continue reading →

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Masterpiece Theatre’s Jane Extravaganza!!

Posted on January 12, 2008 by

Just a quick post to remind all my fellow Jane Austen’s afficiandos to watch Persuasion on PBS tomorrow!!   To peak your interest, here are two posts from Book Club Girl: Jane, Jane, Jane and Sundays with Jane and a flashback to … Continue reading →

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Emily Dickinson — still relevant in 2007…

Posted on January 2, 2008 by

  Photo by ashley dryden As all of my former A.P. students know, I am crazy about Emily Dickinson…  She is dark, disturbing, riddling, challenging, thought-provoking — she truly taught me how to read and to think.  So, I was thrilled … Continue reading →

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Wuthering Heights — how intentional is genius?

Posted on November 22, 2007 by

Still ruminating over how much of an artist’s genius is subconscious — and whether this de-values the role of the artist (or the opposite — maybe true artists should be evaluated on how willing they are to get out of their own … Continue reading →

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Wuthering Heights — Charlotte’s take

Posted on November 20, 2007 by

This week I completed my latest kit, on Wuthering Heights, and three things surprised me — one, that I loved the raw power and dysfunction this time around (probably my third reading?) just as much as I did the first … Continue reading →

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