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11 Jan 2019, 8:05 am

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Dinsdale, Ann, et al. Charlotte Brontë : The Lost Manuscripts. West Yorkshire, United Kingdom: The Brontë Society, 2018.

LOST MANUSCRIPTS

I waited patiently for this publication and I'm finally starting to read! :heart:


^ Well ... that was disappointing! :(
This volume was tedious, disjointed, poorly edited and lacking in cohesion. I herald Ann-Marie Richardson's essay "Reinventing Heaven" regarding the influence of Henry Kirke-White's Clifton Grove on Wuthering Heights, but its relevance in a publication about Charlotte Brontë was slight. Overall, I was glad to finish the book if only to lay it aside.

Next!!

I'm starting Take Courage: Anne Brontë and the Art of Life, Samantha Ellis (Penguin, Random House UK, 2017).
I'm not a fan of Anne's didactic prose but I'd like to read this bio. It's been quite well received with positive reviews.


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15 Jan 2019, 8:18 am

Collected short stories of Philip k. Dick



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15 Jan 2019, 1:55 pm

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16 Jan 2019, 6:33 pm

I just finished one of the most amazing biographies I've ever read in my life (Samantha Ellis on Anne Brontë), and I'm so gobsmacked I can't read any other Brontëana while I decompress.

I'm going to read the first two chapters of each of these books and see which to choose as a diversion.

#1 The Woodlanders, Thomas Hardy (It's considered his finest, and his favourite).

#2 Adam Bede, George Eliot (I love her, but haven't read this).

#3 The Professor, Charlotte Brontë (This doesn't count as Brontëana since it's an actual novel).

I think I need a novel after such a great biography.

My contest begins now. Opinions are welcomed.


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16 Jan 2019, 8:08 pm

"unconventional warfare" , Chris Lynch

Danny manion got into fights

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17 Jan 2019, 12:25 am

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17 Jan 2019, 12:26 am

Benito Péres Galdón - Doña Perfecta



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17 Jan 2019, 12:27 am

Prometheus18 wrote:
Benito Péres Galdón - Doña Perfecta


I picked The Woodlanders. I'll let you know what I think!


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17 Jan 2019, 12:58 am

I think the only Hardy I've ever read is Tess. I'm reading Galdón to improve my Spanish and Mann to consolidate my German (haven't read a German novel through for nearly two years now).



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18 Jan 2019, 8:06 pm

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19 Jan 2019, 7:14 pm

Standard Hollywood Depravity: A Ray Electromatic Mystery by Adam Christopher.


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20 Jan 2019, 3:09 am

Raise High the Roof Beams, Carpenters and Seymour: an Introduction - J.D. Salinger



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20 Jan 2019, 8:38 pm

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20 Jan 2019, 11:14 pm

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22 Jan 2019, 11:53 am

I'm currently reading Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone.