Views: 241Published 1878 Set on the heavenly heath. The summit of the barrow, undulating folds of the field. Secret grassy swales for lovers to hide. The heathmen burn the furze on the Fifth of November. Men and women dance around the wispy flames. Enter Suitor One: A reddleman. He’s colored red from toe to head.… Continue reading The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy Book Review
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Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft by Sir Walter Scott Book Review
Views: 456Published 1830. Do you believe in enchantments? Is the presence of the creator working on supernatural levels? Do you believe in angels? Are you an angel? Let the Holy Spirit move through us.We are together. Only harmonizing, always resonant.Pure thought. Righteous action. Perfect love. 🙏🏻 Sir Walter Scott informs us that the etymology of… Continue reading Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft by Sir Walter Scott Book Review
The Mask of Circe by Henry Kuttner book review
Views: 499I am Jason of Argo. I feel her keel vibrating in the sea. The slap of water against her prow. Our connection is surreal. My memory of you is undeniable. You were a light warrior. I was your lover. Now I find you here. Strange, wonderful, electrifying. I know I’m jumping timelines. But what… Continue reading The Mask of Circe by Henry Kuttner book review
Robur The Conqueror by Jules Verne Book Review
Views: 579Arrange first class travel on your finest sailing vessel. I’ll take you to X Island. The lady and I will stroll the decks, play guitars in our cabin, and eat like rabbits. Salad mostly. Red wine on full moons only. Several pounds of fresh coffee and freshly rolled Turkish cigars. At the end of… Continue reading Robur The Conqueror by Jules Verne Book Review
Far From The Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy Book Review
Views: 757Far From The Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy Book Review. It’s a love story! Published 1874 Gregorian. Meet the suitors: Gabriel Oak. The shepherd, strong as oak, always at the heels of our fine heroine. Mr. Boldwood. Gentleman farmer, waste of space. Totally taken by her beauty, lured in and dumbstruck by her siren… Continue reading Far From The Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy Book Review
Travels Through France and Italy by Tobias Smollett Book Review
Views: 427Travels Through France and Italy by Tobias Smollett Book Review This epistolary travelogue from 1763 is absolutely littered with dyno droppings. Smollett shreds the French. It’s funny and pleasing to read about Pepe Le Pew. Way too much dollar cost averaging in this man’s journal. He reports the price of everything; food, travel, and… Continue reading Travels Through France and Italy by Tobias Smollett Book Review
A Tour On The Prairies by Washington Irving Book Review
Views: 259A Tour On The Prairies by Washington Irving Book Review I’ll meet you at Fort Gibson in Oklahoma on October 28, 1832. We’ll hire a couple of indians and a creole. Their orders are to help provision our larder during a 30 day march into the Autumnal Pawnee hunting grounds. We meet the captain… Continue reading A Tour On The Prairies by Washington Irving Book Review
Pictures From Italy by Charles Dickens Book Review
Views: 274Pictures From Italy by Charles Dickens Book Review The Italian countryside is full of ruins, temples, churches, relics, and wicked Roman rituals. Venice is a dream scene. Rome is a disgusting show of pageantry, relic worship, and tall hats on ugly men. Dickens Necromancy. Dickens describes execution he attended in Rome. Chop goes the… Continue reading Pictures From Italy by Charles Dickens Book Review
Knickerbocker’s History of New York by Washington Irving Book Review
Views: 569Knickerbocker’s History of New York by Washington Irving Book Review There are numerous reasons to turn down a book entitled, “History of New York”, not the least of which is the Damn Yankees and their insufferable New Englander ways. (Washington Irving calls them Amphictyons) Add to this major demerit the author, Washington Irving, who… Continue reading Knickerbocker’s History of New York by Washington Irving Book Review
American Notes For General Circulation by Charles Dickens Book Review
Views: 343American Notes For General Circulation by Charles Dickens Book Review I’m looking through the table of contents in my Dickens collection. Under the non-fiction header I find listed “American Notes”. I read one chapter towards the end. I’m in a wooden rail car, showers of sparks are flying from the anthracite stoves. The dark… Continue reading American Notes For General Circulation by Charles Dickens Book Review