Monthly Archives: February 2015

Howard’s End is on the Landing

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Theresa

  I am slowly making my way through Susan Hill’s “Howard’s End is on the Landing” (I mentioned before that I am getting into reading books about books!)  I am enjoying reading her thoughts and insights on literature, writing, classics, … Continue reading →

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My Life in Middlemarch

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Theresa

The Road to Middlemarch: My Life with George Eliot by Rebecca Mead My rating: 3 of 5 stars It is the middle of winter, a very snowy, cold winter here, and for some reason, my reading has turned from reading … Continue reading →

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Happy President’s Day

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Theresa

“The year 1776, celebrated as the birth year of the nation and for the signing of the Declaration of Independence, was for those who carried the fight for independence forward a year of all-too-few victories, of sustained suffering, disease, hunger, … Continue reading →

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A Jane Austen Education

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Theresa

A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter by William Deresiewicz My rating: 4 of 5 stars “I was twenty-six, and about as dumb, in all human things, as any … Continue reading →

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