The Latest in ye olde Literature
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A Tale of Two Cities: Part the First
Welcome friends and neighbors and thank you for joining me on my inaugural journey of Charles Dickens’ 1859 classic novel. To start, here is a comprehensive list of all the things I know about A Tale of Two Cities: 1) It starts with the line “It was the best of times, it was the worst…
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Papa’s Got a Brand New Blog
Welcome to my new blog! This whole thing started on a whim. My wife, Colleen, LOVES Jane Austen. I…do not. But, being a good husband, I decided to read her most famous work, Pride and Prejudice, so I could be more familiar with the things she likes. I posted about it on Facebook and a…
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Reflections on Pride and Prejudice
I went into this with literally no expectations. I kind of viewed Jane Austen as old timey romance novels, and contrary to the normal stereotype of males in their 30’s, this is not my typical fare. The copy I got was the Fall River Press Illustrated Edition complete with pen and ink illustrations by Charles…
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Pride And Prejudice Complete Review
Pride and Prejudice Or A Gentleman’s Guide to Annoying Women Into Marrying You A long-winded summary by Jim Brewster Dramatis Personae(In mostly order of appearance) Mr. Bennet – Likes to mess with people for funsies. Definitely the best character in the book. Mrs. Bennet – Exists solely to be a Nervous Nelly and see her daughters…