Six Degrees of Separation is a meme hosted by Kate over at Books Are My Favourite and Best. It works like this: each month a book is chosen as a starting point and linked to six others to form a chain. A book doesn’t need to be connected to all the titles on the list, […] The post Six Degrees of Separation – Ghost Cities to The Hound of the Baskervilles appeared first on A life in books.| A life in books
looking or feeling ill or nauseated—1843, in a letter by Charles Dickens—when applied to a person, the plural noun ‘gills’ designates the flesh under the jaws and ears; also the cheeks| word histories
Thirteen years ago, I put on a Victorian Suit and a false beard and I read Dickens' prompt copy of A Christmas Carol at New York Public Library. It was a wonderful, sold out performance, introduced by Molly Oldfield, who told us all about Dickens's reading routine.| Neil Gaiman's Journal
Waste not, want not, I suppose. Scott Cramer, a YouTuber whom I like[1]Partially because we’re both North Dakotans., once did a video about ideas he had for YouTube videos which he ultimately never made for various reasons. This allowed him to make use of some of the best lines he would have used in those videos and give fans an interesting look at the behind-the-scenes process. I thought it’d be fun to do a blog post like that, so here are some concepts for blog posts that I’ve relucta...| The Adaptation Station.com
Un classique qui sommeillait depuis plusieurs années dans ma PAL. J’ai voulu une lecture un peu plus évoluée que la fantasy et la romance que je dévore à pleines dents, alors je me suis lancée. L’auteur raconte l’histoire de Pip, jeune orphelin élevé par sa terrible sœur dans un modeste village. Sa vie change cependant … Lire la suite De Grandes Espérances, par Charles Dickens→| Les Lectures de Guenièvre
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Separamos alguns dos clássicos de George R.R. Martin, criador do universo de Game of Thrones e House of Dragon! De Tolkien a Conan Doyle, o autor é um grande leitor […] O post Os clássicos de George R.R. Martin apareceu primeiro em Antofágica.| Antofágica
Jesus in „Der König der Könige“ (Bild: Angel Productions). Der prominent besetzte Animationsfilm „Der König der Könige“ soll ein emotional und spirituell aufregendes Kinoerlebnis sein. Dabei werden jedoch antisemitische Vorurteile reproduziert.| eulemagazin.de
Sentimental artworks, and the people who indulge in them, are disappointingly incurious about the emotions involved. If the emotions are rational, and if they inform our thinking and deliberation, they warrant critical scrutiny every bit as much as thought does. The post Newsletter: April 2025 appeared first on David Egan Philosophy.| David Egan Philosophy
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A fiction subgenre of a realistic nature that focuses on the home scene, domestic realism evolved from the reaction against Romanticism that occurred in the mid-19th century. Following the preoccup…| Literary Theory and Criticism
Swan River Press has just launched a major three-volume collected works of Fitz-James O’Brien. It’s the most complete presentation of O’Brien’s fantastic literature to date,…| John Kenny
Thursday, February 20, 2025 Hello, all. As we approach the end of the week, here’s a song that is just, well… bizarre. Although it goes with the rest of the post. I was going to make…| Teagan's Books
This (belated) review covers the SF Mime Troupe’s world premiere which returns Dickens to its SJW roots.| The Thinking Man's Idiot (Charles Lewis III)
ACT has a new version of ‘A Christmas Carol’. It’s a big lump of coal with a few diamond-shines sprinkled in.| The Thinking Man's Idiot (Charles Lewis III)
Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without Charle's Dickens. What are some valuable lessons we can learn in life and writing using this tale?| Kristen Lamb
Now I remember those old women’s words,| On An Underwood No. 5
Bellamy's, the refreshment rooms in the pre-1834 Palace of Westminster, occupied a distinctive place in the late Georgian and early Victorian political world, a place where different worlds collided. … Continue reading Bellamy’s→| Reformation to Referendum: Writing a New History of Parliament