"The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there." :)
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"The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there." :)
Let's make a list of some of the best summertime classics to read!
1) Persuasion-Jane Austen
One that always sticks out in my head, for whatever reason, and is fitting for the summer is one called The Offshore Pirate. They are all really good though, it's the Fitz!
Can anyone supply me with the unpublished essay Twain wrote on Jane Austen?
I believe, as an anthropologist, that we are all, as human beings, bisexual. This sounds shocking at first, but it really isn't. If we are honest with ourselves and consider humans as the animals...
I have searched all over the internet and at my university's library to find a copy of Twain's essay on Jane and I can't believe I can't find it! Can someone send me a link or a scanned...
Denmark, everyone seems very relaxed from everything I know about the place. And it looks SO beautiful!
Sixty-Four
What color are your eyes and who "gave" them to you?
Our Town when it is performed well
I mostly read the classics but these are my top SIX:
1) Wuthering Heights
2) The Great Gatsby
3) Little Women
4) Sense & Sensibility
5) Gone With The Wind
6) To Kill A Mockingbird
(not in...
If we are judging by the chemistry between Darcy and Elizabeth, 2005 adaption but if we are just judging the Darcy, COLIN FIRTH ALL THE WAY!
Cripes, his eyes are soooooo Darcy...
I have been reading the books since I was in 3rd grade and have loads of times since. I am basically as HP maniac. Alan Rickman adds a nice touch to the films but other than that they are just a big...
1. What is the importance of property in pride and prejudice?
It is very important in the beginning of the book, examples that show its "importance" is the gossip all about Mr Collins and how he...
Well... fantasy is finding the beauty in the exotic and turning it into its own world. And realism is looking at the simple, every day man or object and finding beauty in it without glamorizing it....
Where I live, it is a city known for it's independently owned shops and we have loads of book stores that carry the nicest, oldest books. My favorite has a spiral staircase I always sit on to read...
I've always wondered this too but I think the front part of my head chose to ignore it, I always forget people are gay and then ask them what they think of someone and just get "that look". Maybe...
Hello all!
My name is Brooke and I am excited to be on here!