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Tag Archives: Biography
Elizabeth the Great
Elizabeth the Great by Elizabeth Jenkins My rating: 4 of 5 stars Elizabeth Jenkins has written several both fiction and nonfiction books, among them a biography of Jane Austen. She lived to be 105. The Guardian calls Jenkins a ‘biographer … Continue reading
America’s Dunkirk
“…on August 29 another storm blew in. A cold, drenching rain continued through the day and into the night. Before morning, a “peculiar providential” fog set in. When daylight came and the fog began to thin, the British discovered that … Continue reading
Reading John Adams
Some years back, I read David McCullough’s “John Adams”. Last night, after a lovely Thanksgiving day and huge meal with all the trimmings that go with a turkey dinner, I thought, “maybe I’ll read ‘John Adams’ again…after all, how appropriate, … Continue reading
Country Girls Read 