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Shakespeare Saturdays: Thomas Middleton (Shakespeare’s Contemporaries #7)

April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 AmyLeave a comment

Happy Saturday! I have three favourite playwrights from the early modern era: Christopher Marlowe, John Webster, and Thomas Middleton. I haven’t written about any of them yet in this series about Shakespeare’s contemporaries, which is a shame, but I’m correcting that error today by focusing on the life and work of Thomas Middleton. I’m also… Continue reading Shakespeare Saturdays: Thomas Middleton (Shakespeare’s Contemporaries #7)

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Classics Club Spin #26

April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 Amy6 Comments

It’s time for another Classics Club Spin! I finished my book for spin #25 and I’ve read a few books from my list since then so I’m optimistic about this spin too. The rules are: Go to your blog. Pick twenty books that you’ve got left to read from your Classics Club List. Post that… Continue reading Classics Club Spin #26

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Book Review: Frenchman’s Creek by Daphne du Maurier

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 Amy2 Comments

Title: Frenchman’s CreekAuthor: Daphne du MaurierPublisher: Virago Modern ClassicsDate: 2015 (1941)Genre: Historical Fiction / ClassicsSummary: Lady Dona St Columb seems to revel in scandal; she is involved in every intrigue of the Restoration Court. But secretly, the shallowness of Court life disgusts her, and in her heart she longs for freedom and honest love. Retreating to Navron, her… Continue reading Book Review: Frenchman’s Creek by Daphne du Maurier

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Desert Island Books (Revisited)

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 Amy4 Comments

A couple of years ago I wrote a post called ‘Desert Island Books‘ where I took the concept of Desert Island Discs (BBC Radio 4) and chose books instead of music. It wasn’t a new concept by any means but I enjoyed the format and I’m revisiting that concept today because many of the books… Continue reading Desert Island Books (Revisited)

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Shakespeare Saturdays: A Not-So-Definitive Guide to Early Modern Theatrical Genres

April 10, 2021April 10, 2021 Amy4 Comments

Happy Saturday, everyone! Today’s post wasn’t supposed to be about genre but I was writing another post – which will go up next week – and this idea presented itself to me. I found myself explaining a couple of particular genres which are uncommon in Shakespeare’s body of work but very common amongst other early… Continue reading Shakespeare Saturdays: A Not-So-Definitive Guide to Early Modern Theatrical Genres

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Book Review: Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett

April 7, 2021April 10, 2021 Amy1 Comment

Title: Equal RitesAuthor: Terry PratchettPublisher: CorgiDate: 2012 (1987)Genre: FantasySummary: They say that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it’s not half so bad as a lot of ignorance. The last thing the wizard Drum Billet did, before Death laid a bony hand on his shoulder, was to pass on his staff of power to the eighth son of… Continue reading Book Review: Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett

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Did I Read My Winter 2020 TBR?

April 5, 2021April 6, 2021 Amy4 Comments

Short answer: no. Did you expect anything else? I never read everything on my seasonal TBRs because I get distracted by other books. I did better than I expected though! What I Read: The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie When I reviewed this book at the beginning of February I said that it was probably… Continue reading Did I Read My Winter 2020 TBR?

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Shakespeare Saturdays: Sonnet 27

April 3, 2021April 2, 2021 Amy4 Comments

Happy Saturday! I’m back with another Shakespeare Saturday and another Shakespearean sonnet. Sonnet 27 Weary with toil, I haste me to my bed, The dear repose for limbs with travel tired; But then begins a journey in my head, To work my mind, when body’s work’s expired: For then my thoughts (from far where I… Continue reading Shakespeare Saturdays: Sonnet 27

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April 2021 TBR

April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 Amy6 Comments

From you have I been absent in the spring, When proud-pied April dress’d in all his trim Hath put a spirit of youth in every thing, That heavy Saturn laugh’d and leap’d with him. – William Shakespeare, Sonnet 98 Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson Summary: A modern classic, Housekeeping is the story of Ruth and her younger sister, Lucille,… Continue reading April 2021 TBR

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#MonthlyWrapUp: March 2021

March 31, 2021March 30, 2021 Amy11 Comments

March was Women’s History Month and I enjoyed writing all of the posts that I’ve published this month. I always enjoy blogging in March but this year the experience was even better. Life was strange because I had both a relaxed and hectic month. Academic life was relaxed because I sent another draft off to… Continue reading #MonthlyWrapUp: March 2021

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A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say. – Italo Calvino

Shakespeare Saturdays: Thomas Middleton (Shakespeare’s Contemporaries #7)

Classics Club Spin #26

Book Review: Frenchman’s Creek by Daphne du Maurier

Desert Island Books (Revisited)

Shakespeare Saturdays: A Not-So-Definitive Guide to Early Modern Theatrical Genres

Book Review: Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett

Did I Read My Winter 2020 TBR?

Shakespeare Saturdays: Sonnet 27

April 2021 TBR

#MonthlyWrapUp: March 2021