The Classics Club has just announced that it's time for another Classics Spin! In order to participate, you must create a list of 20 books from your Classics Club TBR list, by Friday November 17th. On this day, the Classics Club will post a number from 1 through 20. The challenge is then to read the... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme created by The Broke and the Bookish blog. This week’s topic is: Characters Who Would Make Great Leaders I'm twisting the topic slightly to Classic Characters Who Would Make Great Feminist Activists Jo March from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Jane Eyre from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Bathsheba... Continue Reading →
Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and Reading Reality all about sharing the books we are adding to our shelves, whether physical or virtual. This week I received a beautiful giveaway book and downloaded an exciting Kindle deal: Emma by Jane Austen During Austen in August, I won... Continue Reading →
Reader, I'm joining #Victober 2017. How could I possibly resist a readathon that combines three of my favorite things: Booktube, Victorian literature, and the month of October?! Victober is a monthlong readathon hosted by the lovely booktubers: Kate Howe, Ange from Beyond the Pages, Katie from Books and Things, and Lucy the Reader. The goal is... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme created by The Broke and the Bookish blog. This week’s topic is: Top Ten Book Boyfriends Mr. Thornton, North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell Atticus Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Mr. Knightley, Emma by Jane Austen Mr. Rochester, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (My Problematic fave) ... Continue Reading →
Three Men in a Boat: To Say Nothing of the Dog, Jerome K. Jerome Originally Published 1889 After self-diagnoses of almost every ailment under the sun, friends George, Harris, and J. decide to take a break with a leisurely jaunt up the river Thames. Naturally, not everything goes to plan for this absurd trio, and... Continue Reading →
In celebration of Austen in August, here are some beautiful editions of Jane Austen's works that would make the perfect addition to any Janeite's collection: Harvard University Press Annotated Editions Folio Society Jane Austen Collection Vintage Classics Pride and Prejudice Unfolded Penguin Clothbound Set Jane Austen in Her Own... Continue Reading →
15 Things Every Janeite Will Love See my post Austen on Etsy here Austen Literary Mug from The Unemployed Philosopher's Guild ($13.95) Pride and Prejudice Tote Bag from Out of Print ($18.00) Jane Austen Socks from Bas Bleu ($12.00) Literary Page Flags, Pride and Prejudice from Levenger ($9.00) NYPL Jane... Continue Reading →
15 Etsy Finds For Janeites Everywhere: Pride and Prejudice Book Scarf from storiarts ($48) Pride and Prejudice- Literature Rocks Glass from theUncommonGreen $14.00) Ideal Bookshelf374: Jane Austen Print from janemount (34.00+) Jane's Men Sweatshirt from Brookish ($36) Jane Austen Cookie Cutter from BoeTechLLC ($6.50) Jane Austen Leather Book Bag from... Continue Reading →
The Classics Club is "a club created to inspire people to read and blog about classic books." To join, you must compile a list of 50+ classics you plan to read within five years or less. I'm excited to sign up for the challenge, with a goal of completing 65 classics I have been wanting... Continue Reading →
Dwell in Possibility 