Classical literature is classic for a reason: the stories – and characters – have weathered the changes in time and history and yet have still remained beloved. Fictional characters become real to readers, forging literary friendships and delighting us over and over again with adventures that never seem to grow old. Indeed, where would I [...]
Category Archive — anne shirley
Dear Anne Shirley,
I happen to work for an education and literacy-related nonprofit organization and I’m pretty fortunate that my job often dovetails quite nicely with my love of books. In the course of doing my job, I usually discover some literary thing that I didn’t know about before, which of course, inevitably finds its way here. Case [...]
Giving Literary Thanks
Last year, I celebrated Thanksgiving on this blog by imagining what a Turkey Day dinner might be like for some of the best-known dysfunctional families in literature. While that remains one of my most favorite posts, I thought I’d try a different tact this year. This year, in honor of Thanksgivings, I decided to make [...]
