Tag Archives: classics

The Löwensköld Ring, by Selma Lagerlöf

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Thistle

When General Löwensköld dies, his fantastic ring is buried with him. When the grave is broken into and the ring stolen, the General returns from the dead to haunt the thieves and revenge the theft. He won’t rest until the … Continue reading →

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, by Frederick Douglass

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Thistle

This slim book is Douglass’s memoir of his life as a slave and escape into freedom. It’s more than just a memoir, though. It’s a statement against slavery, which may seem obvious or normal now but was a difficult and … Continue reading →

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Hedda Gabbler, by Henrik Ibsen

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Thistle

Hedda Gabler has married on a whim and is now bored out of her mind. She escapes that boredom by manipulating the people around her, especially those who have loved her in the past. After reading and loving A Doll’s … Continue reading →

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Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Thistle

I’m sure most people know what Anne of Green Gables is about already, but just in case, this is the story of an orphan girl taken in by an older couple. She’s a bit wild and fanciful, but also eager … Continue reading →

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Protected: Notes From Underground, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Thistle

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The Inferno, by Dante Alighieri

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Thistle

The Inferno is the first in a trio of epic poems where Dante is led through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. Virgil, the classical Roman poet, leads him through Hell, where Dante sees all the different ways that sinners are punished … Continue reading →

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I Capture the Castle, by Dodie Smith

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Thistle

Seventeen-year-old Cassandra lives in an old, broken-down castle with her family. They are very poor and live mostly off the charity of others, but their lives change when new neighbors move into their late landlord’s home next door. The book … Continue reading →

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Aurora Leigh, by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Thistle

Note: This review will contain spoilers both for this book and for Jane Eyre. This epic poem tells the life of Aurora Leigh, whose parents died in her childhood and who was raised by her aunt. She is romantically pursued … Continue reading →

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Complete Stories, by Zora Neale Hurston

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Thistle

This is the third short story collection I’ve read for my personal short story project this year, and by far the best. The other two (by Nabokov and Chopin) have both been sort of middle of the road sorts of … Continue reading →

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Orlando, by Virginia Woolf (audio)

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Thistle

I don’t even begin to know how to describe Orlando. On the surface, I suppose I could say this is about a person, Orlando, who lives for hundreds of years, from the 1500s to the early 1900s. Orlando begins life’s … Continue reading →

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