Reading the Classics: Lady Susan, by Jane Austen, the novel everyone ignores
I’ve noticed over the years that a lot of Austen fans (the ones who tend to want to confine Jane Austen to a tiny box
Tag: classics
Reading the Classics: Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen
This is the mystery Austen novel, in that some Austen scholars, like Arthur Axelrad, have surmised that this novel was a very early one that
Reading the Classics: Agnes Grey, by Anne Brontë
My favorite of the Brontes is Anne. This is my favorite of her novels. In this and Jane Eyre, we have governess-eye views of the
Reading the Classics: The Warden, by Anthony Trollope
This is the first book in Anthony Trollope’s famous Barsetshire series, which inspired spinoffs by Angela Thirkell, and a ton of various filmic versions. Nobody
Reading the Classics: THE CASTLE OF OTRANTO
As a novel, The Castle of Otranto is downright risible, but as a period piece it’s fascinating. While it doesn’t have quite as much rape
Reading the Classics: CLARISSA
Once you accept the lugubrious plot of the longest English novel (pure and innocent girl is Wronged, fades away into angelic death) Clarissa, by Samuel
Reading the Classics: PAMELA
Reading Pamela, by Samuel Richardson, is like watching the invention of literature before your eyes. Richardson began this as yet another work-for-hire series of “conduct
Reading the Classics: WIVES AND DAUGHTERS
It’s actually winter in Southern California, closing us in for an entire week. Time to reread the great classics! And Wives and Daughters, by Elizabeth
Reading the Classics: MIDDLEMARCH
The occasion of this recent reread was a discussion of George Eliot’s Middlemarch. At the end one of the groups said, “Why is this considered