When I was growing up, there was nothing I loved more than Anne of Green Gables. I thought Anne was my literary kindred spirit: she was adventurous and imaginative, just like me. But most importantly, we were both woebegone about our freckles. It was a match made in literary heaven. So today I will take [...]
Monthly Archives — November 2011
Colonel Brandon’s Diary
Of all of Jane Austen’s heroes, Colonel Brandon is perhaps the most mysterious. Henry Tilney and Mr. Knightley tend to say exactly what they are thinking; Edmund Bertram is dull, but not exactly the keeper of hidden secrets; Captain Wentworth’s feelings are laid bare in the letter he leaves for Anne; and Mr. Darcy – [...]
Book News, Nov. 26th
Happy Thanksgiving, bookworms! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday, with much to be grateful for. My family managed to survive the experience of deep-frying a turkey for the first time and I’m quite happy with the way my apple pie turned out. Now that Thanksgiving is officially over, I can start listening to [...]
