August 2010
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*Blushes*
Book Four: Pride and Prejudice. Austen, Jane.
Background: Jane Austen was born in 1775, at Steventon Parsonage, Hampshire, England. She was the seventh of eight children in a tight-knit family. Her father and brothers provided her education along with extensive reading. She began her literary career by writing parodies and sketches to amuse her family. Her family moved for her father’s health and...
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A Book for a Sunny Afternoon
Book Three: The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories. Sarah Orne JewettÂ
Background: Jewett was born in South Berwick, Maine in 1849, where she spent most of her life. She wanted to become a doctor, like her father, but ill health prevented it. She turned to writing, with her first story being published when she was eighteen. Going on rounds with her father, along with the walks she took...
Catching up.
So, I know I said the blogging would be up to date several days ago. I am working on it. Feel free to pester me if I am not getting things posted.
At the moment, I have finished five books and am two books behind in my reading. The book of the moment is Everything You Know About English is Wrong, which is delightful. What Masie Knew was replaced by The Country of the Pointed Firs, but Masie might...
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A Book for the OED Lover
Book Two: The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary. Winchester, Simon.
Background: Simon Winchester was born in London in 1944, but currently lives in New York. He has written over a dozen non-fiction books as well as one novel. Winchester started out in journalism and still contributes to several travel magazines. He entered Oxford...