Introduce Yourself here and say Hi.

[Amundsen]

Hello everybody.

[Em1ly]

Hi, new here, just thought I 'd say hello :)

[numerouno711]

It is nice to know that there are a lot of people who share the same views as you , I have always been intrigued by words and their power. I would love to be a writer one day and this is my first step towards it. People say that world is becoming a global village and a small place because man has conquered distance and the technology has got us together,but i don't agree to it .I think that we are moving away from each other as is the universe and we don't have much time to actually be there for some one, infact we getting lonelier.:)

[EmilyBronte]

Hello all!

I am heard about this forum through another forum.

About me... well, I, like everyone else here, love literature. I love to read all sorts of types of literature, analyze them, and talk about them. I also love writing my own pieces.

I am a high school senior and cannot wait for college. Dance is my life, and everyone will be very aware of that fact as I post more.

I look forward to meeting everyone and hope to contribute well! ^_^

[RJbibliophil]

Welcome Lakeside! :wave:

Hi djy! :wave:

Welcome Kasie! :wave: lots of readers here!

Welcome Amundsen! :wave:

Hi Em1ly! :wave:

Hello Numero! :wave:

Welcome Emily Bronte! :wave: This is the place for you!

[Sir Bartholomew]

hi everyone

[Karen Qureshi]

Hi I am a British New Zealander. I have a bachelors of Fine Art and have done a post grad (PGCE) in art and design. So why am I here? I can draw well but, being an art history student in New Zealand I prefer abstract art like Dan Flavins, Frank Stella and photography. I am planning to do some work but it takes time.
Well besides art painting and photography I have a passion for reading. I am reading Sylivia Plath which I stole from the staff room table a few weeks ago.
I work as a supply teacher in outer Essex. I do a lot of supply for English, and languages , French,Spanish and German. Yes and I speak bloody Italian and no ones does it!
English is great to teach. Now I want to get some enrichment for myself. I promised to do the literacy paper at Cambridge University, but cannot find the time but still this job keeps me immersed with the classics and I love all the poetry.and the quotes sometimes stuck on the walls.

Here's one from me:

Show me a sane man and I will cure him for you. - Carl Gustav Jung

If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, weare not really living. Growth demands a temporary surrender of security. It may mean a giving up of familiar but limiting patterns, safe but unrewarding work, values no longer believed in, relationships that have lost their meaning. As Dostoevsky put it, 'Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.' The real fear should be of the opposite course. -Gail Sheehy

[Karen Qureshi]

Just got registered. I was looking for some inspiration for my classes and decided to hang around for a while. I can relate to what Virgil said in his intro piece. I've got over 200 college hours myself. When I went to college, my life was laid out in front of me. However, the longer I went, the less sure I became about what I wanted to be when I grew up. I finished college with a B.S. (you can interpret that however you want) in Management with a minor in business. I went to work for about a year and then one evening in July I was sitting on Top of the World in Rocky Mountain National Park, watching the sun go down and I realized that what I was doing wasn't very fulfilling. There had to be more to life. I quit my job, moved back to Oklahoma and re-enrolled in school to work off a degree in English and education. I have been aggravated plenty by what goes on in the world of education but I have never looked back and wished different about what I do in the classroom. Do you want to know what is really funny about all this? I've spent the biggest part of my career teaching computers! I've finally found a position where I can have the best of both worlds because not only do I get to teach computers but I get to teach English as well. I know that my bank account will never be very big but I'm rich beyond my wildest dreams when one of my students I haven't seen in ten years gets in touch with me and tells me that I was an important part of their life. Teaching truly is the only profession that allows a person to live forever. Long after buildings and monuments crumble and our own bodies turn to dust, the things that we pass on to our students, not only the lessons but also the advice, is kept alive for the next generation.
Schwapzure I too teach supply teaching I have just joined today. I totally agree with you --teaching is the most rewarding experience I teach a lot of English and have been using this site inspiration.I hope i can meet more like you-- you have said my thought aloud--inspired

[Karen Qureshi]

I'm just now reading Anne Brontë's Agnes Grey and just today purchased The Life of Charlotte Brontë by Elizabeth Gaskell. I was just surfing around for information on Elizabeth Gaskell when I found your site.

I'm a bookseller for a major chain. I live in Southern California with my husband of 28 (almost 29) years. Our son is a fourth year student at UCLA. I'm first and foremost a bookworm, and I feel I have fairly eclectic taste. It's probably obvious that I love the Brontës and their ilk. (I'm more a fan of Charlotte and Anne than Emily).

some favorite titles:

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

The Secret of Lost Things by Sheridan Hay

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

Following the Equator by Mark Twain

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

(I'm sure I'm missing some favorite titles. I love so many books!)

My favorite genres are literature, popular fiction, travel literature, books about books, biography, and mystery.

I think I was born to be a bookseller. I love my job! I even handsell books to friends when I'm not at work, lol!

I'm also an avid Bookcrosser. (If you've not yet heard of bookcrossing.com, check it out!) I am MissTree on Bookcrossing. (If you join, I'd appreciate being listed as the referer.) We are a very fun, eclectic group of people whose main hobby is to spread literacy and good vibes by leaving books (labeled with an identification number) in public spots for people to find. The finder may remain anonymous. The hope is that, whether anonymous or not, the finder will write a journal entry describing his or her experience with the book. It's even better if the finder releases the book in his turn for someone else to find and help the book continue its journey.

I guess that was a pretty long introduction, lol, so I'll stop here.
hi bookseller I like your choice of books

[RJbibliophil]

Welcome Karen! :wave: Hope to see you around!

Welcome Antiquarian! :wave: I hope to continue seeing you!

[Karen Qureshi]

Thanks Piglet
how's Roo?[CENTER][B]

[itfans]

hi,everybody, i a m very happy to be here

[ladybird]

Hi All

I'm Glad I've Found This Forum
:)

[sprinks]

:wave: Welcome everyone, hope you all really enjoy your stay here, it really is a wonderful forum with many very interesting and fantastic people! :D

[Dimturiel]

Greetings to you all!:) My English literature teacher gave us the adress to this site and after a while I've decided to join the forum as well.
Well, what can I say about myself? I am a student-in my first year, actually-and I am studying English and Spanish language and literature. I have always loved reading quite a lot and some of my favorite authors are J.R.R. Tolkien- his books are actually one of my biggest passions and I read The Lord of the Rings twice a year- J.K Rowling, Rosemary Sutcliff-although I could not find too many of her books:( -Ray Bradbury and Arthur Conan Doyle. I also spend most of my time writing both poems and short stories as well. I am very glad I have found this site and I am sure I will enjoy myself here.
Once again, greetings!:)

[George_Berkeley]

Hello everyone!

I am a philosophy student planning to become a published author of mostly fiction. The genre that I prefer to write in is Experimental. My hobbies include: Reading, Writing, Listening to Music, Watching Movies: Foreign, Indie mostly; going to concerts, going to dances, traveling, reading on the beach, relaxing at home, hanging out with friends, having deep conversations, learning new things about people that I have just met etc.

[MomNcollege]

Good day everyone.. i wanted to stop in and introduce myself before i ask my questions. would be rude for me not to do so. My name is jamie and i am a mother of 3 wonderful kids. i currently enrolled into tech. Im not so sure as to why but i did and the classes are way harder then expected and needed help from you fine people to get through it.... :crash:

[maraki16]

hello there! i am a new member. well, i became a member two days ago but had not thought of saying hi... I hope this won't sound very rude... Well, here i am now. I must say i LOVE this site. I am an english literature student, its my first year at the university. Well, once again hi, even if i was a bit late...

[Kilgore Trout]

Just signed up today, figured I'd introduce myself. I'm Brad... I'm 17 and in my first year of college. I'm studying what basically equates to English Lit, and I love reading. My favorite authors actually aren't really of the "classic" variety, but nevertheless, are Nick Horny, Kurt Vonnegut, and Anthony Burgess. And George Orwell, but I've only read 1984 and Animal Farm.

My other main interests are in film and music. My favorite film is The Royal Tenenbaums, among many others, and my favorite band is Porcupine Tree, among, again, many others.

Hope to have a fun time here and get to know some intelligent people.

[Sana Koulagasi]

how should I start??:blush:
O.K my name is Sana, I'm 21 years old:cool: ,I live in the Middle East but from Turkish origin.
I love dancind and walking very much... I'm used to walk about 1 houre daily:nod:
watching T.V is very boring for me so I prefer listening to the radio.
beside studying i work in a trading company, import department.
when Ifeel bad I'm used to sleep in my mum hug ,when I feel despair I call my sweetheart, and when I'm happy I spend my time with my friends.
I believe in long term friendship relations.
Now it is spring time and due to my love of the nature I go picnics and trips twice a week or maybe more, if you have time you can join me any time you want:wave:
that what I can now say,maybe I will add something else another day.;)

[Sir Bartholomew]

hi hello

[AP Teacher]

I teach AP English in NW Washington, D.C. with British and Russian Literature being my "grand passion". I love the Victorian Social Problem Novel (e.g., Alton Locke by Charles Kingsley) and tackling foreign languages. Into Russian now and can't wait to read Tolstoy, Chekov, et.al. in the original tongue.:p

I'll be travelling to teach English in Novosibirsk, Siberia this summer.

Love Oxford, my husband, and my daughter.

Dislike grading 50 papers on the same topic and deadlines.

Like students and teaching.

Dislike two-party political systems where the candidates are mirror images of each others in terms of their MOTIVES.:sick:

Dislike students addicted to electronics.:crash:

[Lioness_Heart]

Hi everyone!! Lots of welcomes here to litnet, I'm sure you'll all have a great time and fit in brilliantly!

[Alt+Ctrl+Delete]

Hello Alt+Ctrl+Delete,
Our records indicate that you have never posted to our site before! Why not make your first post today by saying hello to our community in our Introductions forum.

Why not start with your first post today and become an active part of Literature Network Forums now! Well, here goes.. hello everyone!!:D

[sprinks]

Hello Alt+Ctrl+Delete! :wave: Interesting name! :lol:

[djy78usa]

Howdy Alt+Ctrl+Delete. Which Alexandria?

[Alt+Ctrl+Delete]

Thanks! It's the Egyptian Alexandria...

[Sana Koulagasi]

Alt+Ctrl+Delete

you're welcome, i'm your neighbor. I am Turkish but I live in Syria.:thumbs_up

[johnny fragment]

Hey. I'm Parker. :o)

Brooklyn is my home, and books are my bliss. I love Sherman Alexie, Haruki Murakami and Diane Ackerman. But I also love childrens books. My fave would have to be The day I swapped my dad for two goldfish

[djy78usa]

Thanks! It's the Egyptian Alexandria...

Cool, I've always wanted to visit Egypt.

[RJbibliophil]

Welcome Alt+Ctrl+Delete! :wave: I hope you will continue to post.

Welcome djy! :wave: Have we met?

Welcome Sana! :wave: It is so fun to interact with people of various backgrounds.

Welcome Johnny! :wave:

[Alt+Ctrl+Delete]

Alt+Ctrl+Delete

you're welcome, i'm your neighbor. I am Turkish but I live in Syria.:thumbs_up

Hello Sana!:)
Cool, I've always wanted to visit Egypt. thanks djy78usa, you're welcome at any time to visit Egypt, but i'm really interested in what you really think worth seeing in Egypt... is it just the pyramids?
Hey. I'm Parker. :o)

Brooklyn is my home, and books are my bliss. I love Sherman Alexie, Haruki Murakami and Diane Ackerman. But I also love childrens books. My fave would have to be The day I swapped my dad for two goldfish hello, Parker.
Welcome Alt+Ctrl+Delete! I hope you will continue to post.

Welcome djy! Have we met?

Welcome Sana! It is so fun to interact with people of various backgrounds.

Welcome Johnny! thanks for welcoming me, RJbibliophil.

[djy78usa]

Hello Sana!:) thanks djy78usa, you're welcome at any time to visit Egypt, but i'm really interested in what you really think worth seeing in Egypt... is it just the pyramids?

Of course the pyramids are the big draw, but I'd also love to see Cairo, Alexandria, Memphis, Luxor, and take a cruise down the Nile.

[Pelchflumph]

Hello all. First post.

[Aliumbongo]

Hello everybody, It's nice that we are getting so many new forum members who share with us their precious views. There should be a place to introduce yourself and say hi; and this is it. :D

Come on and tell us about yourself. :D What are your hobbies? What are your favourite books? And also share with us everything else you would like to tell us about yourself.

Have a nice time browing the wonderful world of books and book-worms! :)
I am an English person, looking to anyone who knows a poem that my Granmother used to receit to my family when we where little...... it is about an Elf that sits on the uppermost shelf of the panty.... he eats all the christmas pudding or cake and is a little worst for wear as it contains brandy. I also have another peom that is called 'Little Nancy knockabout'. It goes Little Nancy knockabout wouldn't wash her face, covered with sutt, mud and marmlade, 'oh what a disgrace'. Until on fine day a coal man can knocking at Nancy's door and said "oh, Nancy for my wife I would adore...... but Nancy screamed and ran away and ordered 20 bars of soap that very same day...

There is lots more (I believe to the latter poem). If anyone has any ideas, please reply.... Thanks
Aliumbongo

[febe]

Hey, everyone!
I'm a student from Brazil and I'm really interested in literature and all about it. I was googling for "free direct and indirect speech" when I came across this website. I think it's a great way to connect literature lovers and share knowledge.

Cheers! :wave:

[Euphoria]

Hello!
From Portugal. Taking a degree in Literature and I found this forum through my english literature teacher. Nice, uh?
I'm not good in this kind of stuff... so that's all.

[Sir Bartholomew]

ey euphoria!

[Scorpio Ascendant]

I am Turkish but I live in Syria.:


That's quite interesting. It's usually the opposite, Syrians living in Turkey.
Do you have Syrian roots?

[Lulya]

hi.. iam Lulya Iam orginally Qatari and live in qatar also..:)

[Ms. Darkblue]

Hi, after what I've read, it's really awesome to join u guys.

o.k, let's begin,

I'm not native English speaker :D. BUT, i love Literature, that's why I'm studying English literatures.......;)
i can remember ur site, from the first beginning in my major, when i was looking 4 some simple, short English Learning definitions, but now I'm looking 4 really good analysis and cool friends, i guess it's here!!:p
i write English poetry, and it was my beginning with English, i have bad and good ones, and it REALLY released my depression.

BUT
My problem, which actually enjoyable one!!!:D is whatever i study or read about capture my mind, then i go searching and looking for every detail that related to that material, so i can give correct point of view about that, and since i become so busy about finding useful info, the exams got close and i still didn't read my printed lost (around the room) papers and researches. e.x the last exam was (Romantic Poetry) , i was reading that papers all the night, and @ 8 a.m when i was supposed to be in the exam room, i was there, in the far corner of the building reviewing the important point and themes of Blake and Wordsworth.
i was late for 15 minutes, and wasted extra 10 minuets to recollect my ideas on the draft sheet, uh:sick: . the time ends up with my last full stop.....:D , i couldn't even review my answers, but come down guys i got really good mark in that exam,:bawling: !!!!!!!
but the doctor said that's great job coz i had the highest mark in my group!!!!:D
and here i go on mostly every exam: Shakespeare, Drama, etc.:blush:

i need ur help guys in the make up exams, don't let me down, PLZ.;)

i wish that's enough, trouble explanation, it wasn't just saying: hi.:D
feel free to ask me any thing guys...!:p

[Kashful]

I m new here...and really looking for ur help...
Literature is getting tough for me.. :(
R u guyz gonna help me?

tc

[cornboy]

Im corn. ah, hi. i read, write shorts and teach elementary school. long haired biker type, but i dont bite. i think im really smart, but i may be the only one with that particular belief. thats it. few words say much, or maybe many words do. im not sure. i might be stoned. cheers.

[black butterffl]

heyyyy , i'm new here and i love reading books, especially in english and french, i'm from lebanon ( a small country above israel where it's people talk in arabic) so as u can see i can talk three languages,:arabic, french and english... i'm 18 years old (well after 2 moths :P) and this is my last year in school :(
anyway my favorite authors are english people and i seriously don't know why, for instance: Barbara Cartland, Agatha Christy, and Charlotte Bronte
i'm a girl who like to read,and draw while listening to music
i'm right now tryin to write a story, but beleive it or not, it's all science fiction with people who have magical powers and stuff like that; good for the cartoon fans (like me :P)
anyway , nice to meet you :D

[silversea]

Hey folks. I'm silversea from south texas, lady of letters. There's so many cool threads it's hard to know where to start. What's a good thread for a newbie to hit first?:banana:


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[djy78usa]

Hello and welcome to all the new users. Hopefully you all will enjoy this forum as much as I do.

[manarbzu]

hello everyone
my name is manar, i come from Palestine,im a student of Literature in one of Palestine's universities. i love this forum, a place where just what i love is discussed.
hopefuly i can find and get all the help i need, im doing a research paper on the mythological and biblical allusions in D.H Lawrence's and Thomas Hardy's literary works....anyone can give me a tip on that,i'd be very much obliged,thank you:D
and buterffl, your country is north of palestine, not just israel,wla la2? msh belad elsham heka?

[black butterffl]

Hey folks. I'm silversea from south texas, lady of letters. There's so many cool threads it's hard to know where to start. What's a good thread for a newbie to hit first?:banana:


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i think you should start in talking in topics about ur favorite authors ;) in "Discussion on Specific Authors & Books"

and manarbzu, ana ba3ref filistine wein, bass hinneh mabiya3erfouha ella ta7it isim israel, bi3tizir :P

[Scorpio Ascendant]

ana ba3ref filistine wein, bass hinneh mabiya3erfouha ella ta7it isim israel, bi3tizir :P


I was gonna clarify that, but you already did. It's too bad, isn't it?

[Seabird111]

Welcome all new members. Good to have ya ;).

[VSO72]

:D :D :D Hi!! everyone please call me Valeria its nice to meet everyone, gosh you all sound so so very smart, intellectuals, well read, intelligent, bla bla bla, so on, so on.......

Although I don’t consider myself stupid, I must confess I feel mmmmmmm, Dam what have I got my self into now??? am so very appealed to be in this forum I have read some interesting discussions.... and of course I want to give my opinion too and I would love to keep in touch and make friends with this very smart people from all over the world.... So Interesting!!!

But please don’t ask me hard questions, don’t expect me to remember authors and passages from books I've read because I was bless with a terrible memory, I think that’s why my family loves me :D .....

Topics of interest are life, life experiences, Religion...mmmmm and every other topic that I don’t know about just because that makes me learn so I can give educated opinions....:D :D :D

A bit about me, Latin-American background, over 30 and extremely in love with my girlss ....

Am pretty sure I have covered all!!!
Oh yeah!!! Am always lost so if by any chance this is delivered to the wrong place, MY APPOLOGIES!!!!
Cheers
Val

[sprinks]

Hello Valeria! :) Don't worry, although everyone here is wonderful and intelligent, they aren't intimidating at all so you should feel relaxed after a while! This is a wonderful place to meet people and discuss literature, and a great place to learn. I've learnt quite a lot from the people here, and my writing has gotten better and the range of books that I read has become broader! So, welcome to LitNet! :D :wave:

[VSO72]

Hi sprinks!! Thank you so much for your welcome, you are quite right this is a great place to learn, I have become addicted!!!..... By the way, I loved your thread on Paradoxes, you should put up some more...... English is not my first language so if you see mistakes, feel free to correct them, I would very much appreciate it....

Am off to read some more!!!

Chao

[sprinks]

I'd be glad to put up some more paradoxes! :) I stumbled across LitNet when I was home sick from school and so I was on quite a lot at that time and missed it when I was back at school! It really is addictive! :p. For English not being your first language you certainly write very well! :D And feel free to call me Samantha or Sam if you wish :)

[VSO72]

:yawnb: :yawnb: :yawnb:
Thank You!!

PS: I just realise we are in the same part of the world, AUSTRALIA.....

YOU MUST PUT UP SOME MORE PARADOXES!!!!

Good Night

[elkieluca]

Hello everyone,
I'm very pleased to have found this place. I found it by searching Google to find out how to pronounce Karamazov, it brought me here which was a good find for me.
I am not an intellect but love to read.

[sprinks]

Wow Valeria that's awesome that we both live in Australia! :D I did put up some more paradoxes and I'll be sure to put up some more soon :)

[sprinks]

Hello everyone,
I'm very pleased to have found this place. I found it by searching Google to find out how to pronounce Karamazov, it brought me here which was a good find for me.
I am not an intellect but love to read.

Welcome to LitNet! :) I'm sure you'll fit in perfectly, you don't have to be an intellectual to be a valued member of the forums, having a love of reading and/or writing is pretty much all that is required, (and even still I don't think it's neccessary :p) so you'll fit in wonderfully! ;)

[Trilaque]

Hey, I'm new here. I kind of came about this forum by accident. You see, I was doing a research project on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and I came across this forum. Anyway, I am glad to be here, speaking that this is one of the few places I can talk about books freely. Where I go to school, that isn't really cool and I'm one of the cool kids, so.... Yeah....

I'm not saying that being nerdy isn't cool, actually, I plan on going into a career in theoretical physics, so I am one heck of a nerd.

Anyhow, I just wanted to say hey and tell a little about myself. If there is anything in particular you want to know, feel free to ask. :D

[Chesterfield]

Hey gang, just stumbled upon this site a few weeks ago.

In high school, let's just say that literature isn't a "hot topic" for discussion, so that's one reason why I'm here.

I love reading anything and everything, music, writing, hockey, and other various things.

[Luis Gonzalez]

Hey, I'm new here. I kind of came about this forum by accident. You see, I was doing a research project on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and I came across this forum.

That's EXACTLY how I found this forum...looking forward to exploring the site.

[AmandaM]

Hi all. I'm Amanda, and although I have a BA in English lit, I haven't really done that much fiction reading as an adult. I'm hoping to change that. In June, I hope to join you on your Greek book of the month discussion.

My turnons include science writing and science fiction, as well as Middle Eastern literature and post WWII American and British fiction. My turnoffs center around the Victorians (even though as a lit major I'm supposed to revere them.)

I started a blog: http://readingalone.blogspot.com for the fiction I'm reading. It will be slow-going for a while, as I have a pile of nf to finish up, but I hope some of you will visit, comment, and enjoy what I've blathered on about.

IRL, I'm a belly dancer with a Moroccan catering service, and I enjoy knitting, spinning poi, and playing World of Warcraft :) My favorite job EVER was as a science editor for a newspaper, and like most readers, I'm writing a novel that may or may not ever be published. I look forward to discussing books with you all!

[sprinks]

:wave: Welcome to LitNet Chesterfield, Luis Gonzalez, and AmandaM! :)
Glad you are all a part of the forums, it's good to have you all here!

[Sir Bartholomew]

hello sprinks welcome to LitNet

[[email protected]]

Hi there! I'm a new member trying to find my way around and looking for a Maupassant short story where the author discovers St Tropez when his train breaks down. I'm in the process of writing an article for a newspaper - my first! Some chance eh!! Anyway, is there anyone out there who can help?

[Janine]

Welcome Janine11!
Unfortunately, I can't help you with your article, since I am not very well read on Maupassant; however, I do like the author very much and have read some of his short stories. Do you have an idea of the name of the story? I have a compiled book of his work and I might have it included. Also, on this site there are listings of authors - many, many - just maybe, the story is on here in the full text.
I just wanted to say hi, basically and welcome you to this forum. Also, I noticed we have the same user name, spelled the same way, mine minus the 11 of course. Mine is my real name.
Have fun browsing around the site, and hope you get some help with your newspaper article.

[smile2]

Hi every body.....

How r u?

I'm a new member here...and want to say Hellooo..

I wish to be accepted among u

Actually, English is my second language, I hope I could improve it through this forum.

I'm athird year English Literature student

byyy

[Sir Bartholomew]

hello hello!

[Beautifull]

hello everybody!
i think this is a great idea...
i don' really know how to y'no...
meet people and I'm just that kind of person...
:wave: so don't be so surprised if i just pop into a few of your sites and leave you a message!!!!

[willowswhiten]

Hello!

I hope that everyone is doing well! I only just discovered this place because my British Literature professor told us that we were going to have a cumulative reading quiz for our final, so I decided that I needed some practice matching three sentences to random authors. My search led me here. Simple note about me - I'm a Writing Intensive English major at Marquette University, and I love books so much that I decided to be an English major because I wanted to work with books forever, no matter how un-lucrative that might be. I want to go into publishing after graduation and I want to talk about them all the time. I'm happy to be here!

[[email protected]]

Hi Janine - thanks for getting back to me. It's my real name too! I found the site with the short stories but was hoping I wouldn't have to read them all! The one's I tried weren't it! I liked what I read so it'll do me no harm.

I very much liked the sentiments expressed in your quotes attached to the lilac - I can almost smell it! Not many people seem to allow one to be wild these days. I mean wild in the free, unfettered sense rather than in the more modern usage of the word, which I am sure is what was meant too.

Well here goes, Maupassant story no. 1.

[Janine]

Hi Janine - thanks for getting back to me. It's my real name too! I found the site with the short stories but was hoping I wouldn't have to read them all! The one's I tried weren't it! I liked what I read so it'll do me no harm.

Hello again, Janine11, You are welcome. That is great; I don't think we have another 'Janine' here, not one that spells it, as we do...it used to be such an unusual spelling and now I see it adopted more and more...in fact, last night I watched credits rolling on a film, and noticed someone on the staff spelled it our way.

You may have misunderstood me, about the D.H. Lawrence short stories, if that is what you are referring to; we start a new one every month, so if you check back in the thread around the 1st of next month, you may see a new story posted. I say this because next month I might be a little slow posting one; I am expecting my first grandchild any day now. I hope it is soon, for mother and baby's sake... 9 months feels like forever. The point is you need not catch up and read all the stories we already read and discussed. No, those are done with; but of course, you can always try reading them later on your own or at your leisure. I recommend them all highly.


I very much liked the sentiments expressed in your quotes attached to the lilac - I can almost smell it! Not many people seem to allow one to be wild these days. I mean wild in the free, unfettered sense rather than in the more modern usage of the word, which I am sure is what was meant too.

Thank you, concerning the quotes. Lawrence wrote so many, that it is hard to pick just one or two. I was actually going to change them, when I changed the photo to these lilacs....so funny, when I see them, I feel I can smell them as well; power of suggestion is strong, isn't it? They are my favorite flower! Before this lilac photo, I had a drawing of a bird's nest with eggs; that fit the one quote well. Before that I had something else...oh yes, a painting by Georgia O'Keefe, who was good friends with Lawrence, and painted "The Lawrence Tree". Lawrence used to sit below the tree and write or sketch. You can find that online, but another Litnetter pointed out to me, mostly all of the ones online, are hung 'upside-down'! Is that a riot, or what? I think I had it in my signature that direction, also. The painting seems to work any direction.



Well here goes, Maupassant story no. 1.

Good luck with your story. I liked any Maupassant story I have read so far. He is a very interesting author.

To all the newbies! Welcome to Lit Net; I know you will all love it here!

[Mimidb]

Hi everyone. My name is Mamie and I love literature. I really enjoy coming here and reading what everyone has to say. I am very happy to be among this group.

[texas_star]

Hi. I just joined yesterday, and still getting to know my way around in here, yet very glad to have found such a wonderful community as this is.

I am a senior at the University of Texas in San Antonio. I will have a BA in Education (Interdisciplinary Studies) in less than 14 months. Then, I will have fulfilled my life-long dream of having a good education behind me, as well as teach elementary school.

I am not going to be taking any summer classes this summer. Instead, I plan to emerse myself into literature. My reading and comprehension is not up to where it should be so I plan to read, read oh and read some more.

I hope to meet kindred spirit friends here who also share a passion for reading, and writing. I write fiction to improve my writing skills. I don't write to get published. In fact, I have a hard time sharing my writings with anyone, but I'm getting better at that.

Anyway, hello everyone!

[sprinks]

Welcome to LitNet texas_star!! :)

[Vincent Black]

Hey I'm an arts student from Australia, i have a passion for reading and writing. unfortunately where I'm from literature isn't exactly highly prized, so there are few people I can talk to about my interests, hopefully this site will alleviate my problem.:)

[sprinks]

Hey I'm an arts student from Australia, i have a passion for reading and writing. unfortunately where I'm from literature isn't exactly highly prized, so there are few people I can talk to about my interests, hopefully this site will alleviate my problem.:)

:wave: Hello from a fellow Australian!! :D I always love it when other Australians join, or when I find out that other members are from here, just that sense of having something in common with other people (apart from a love of literature!! :D). I think you'll find this site will help, many people have had the same problem when they join (including myself :lol:).

... I love the way I often seem so confident welcoming people yet I guess I'm still fairly new to the place, in comparison to many others! :lol:... Nontheless, welcome to LitNet, it's good to have you here!! :D

[texas_star]

Welcome to LitNet texas_star!! :)
thank you for the warm welcome :) its nice to be here

[OswaldTheOsprey]

Hello everybody!

OswaldTheOsprey

[kiz_paws]

Welcome welcome to all the new people here! :)

[RingoLass]

Hello all!

My name is Brooke and I am excited to be on here!

[Sir Bartholomew]

Hello everybody!

[Ydfkdy]

Before my name stayed as ydfkdy, i am comfortable letting you know my name, and eventually i will learn to navigate this site better. i am Stacey

[TexJR]

Nice to meet you Ydfkdy.

[Anna Kathy]

Hello everybody!

I'm Anna Katharine and I'm not a native english speaker. So please, forgive any mistake that I will problably make.
I'm new here and I hope I'll make lots of friends!
I'm from Brazil and I study Literature in the university. And... I really don't know what else to say. If anyone want to know anything else about me, just ask !

Nice to meet you!

[Virgil]

Nice to meet you Anna. Your English seems good. Make yourself at home on lit net and I hope you will enjoy it. :)

[Pyrrho]

hello everybody!

Like Anna Kathy I'm not a native English speaker but I love English literature. That's why I wanted to join this board... There's not really much to say about me except that I have loved to read since my early teens and am currently studying literature... I try to be as prolific a reader as possible and hope that this board will help me to discover new books and new viewpoints on books I already know. So, looking forward to meeting you all! :)

[OswaldTheOsprey]

Pyrrho and Anna Kathy: As an Alabamian there is much people could criticize about my English.;) Welcome aboard!

OswaldTheOsprey

[TexJR]

Ya know, at one point in time, my English was very...horrible. Oh wait..I made a mistake. Let me go correct the first word. Hahahahahahaha.

[Nyu001]

Hello everybody, my real name is Steven. I am doing a bachelor in graphic design and I am a pianist & composer (As hobby at the moment). My interests is the music, arts, composition, piano, literature, tennis, meditation, psychology and other stuffs. I should mention also my Queen is my bigger interest(wife). ;)

[OswaldTheOsprey]

Hello everybody, my real name is Steven. I am doing a bachelor in graphic design and I am a pianist & composer (As hobby at the moment). My interests is the music, arts, composition, piano, literature, tennis, meditation, psychology and other stuffs. I should mention also my Queen is my bigger interest(wife). ;)

Welcome aboard and good luck with your studies!

OswaldTheOsprey

[Nyu001]

Thank you. ;)

[Anza]

Welcome, Nyu!

[MademDaae]

I'm sure I can't write as much as any of you did, but I'll try.
As you can tell, I love the Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Evita(musical), and Chicago(musical). So, I'm basicly a broadway freak, to put it plain. I love to sing opera, as I do broadway. I write books, but they are yet to be published, allthoughter I'm a very boring person!:thumbs_up

[kevinthediltz]

oh yes, yo sound VERY un-interesting. ;) glad you chose to join the forums. hope you have fun.
~kevin

[Phoebe E]

hello, my name is phoebe and i finished school last year. I'm taking a break and going to uni next year to study journalism. I love to write...I love to read...I love to think that I'm better at playing the piano than I really am...I grew up on a steady diet of Enid Blyton and David Eddings. Now I read anything. I love 'In the Skin of a Lion' and I have a crush on Markus Zusak or maybe just his books :-) I also love languages! I look forward to exploring all these threads. Phoebe :-)

[OswaldTheOsprey]

Welcome Phoebe!

OswaldTheOsprey

[Sir Bartholomew]

hello my name is Sir Bartholomew, nice to meet yall.

[kiz_paws]

Hello and welcome to all you new people. You will love it here! :)

[frida_kahlo]

I am very new and I want to say "hi" from Turkey and I do not know what to say but as for my hobies, I love reading so much and that is why I am here and I like listening music especially classic music and I have recently realised how nice new age music is. That is, I hate loud and noisy music in which people scream and break their guitar and etc. (some of you can get angry to me but beauty is in the eye of beholder). I am a fresh(wo)man in English language and literature, finding such a forum in which I am learning and sharing a lot shows how lucky I am. thanks for everything, that's all for now :)

[hefesto]

hi there...just wanted to introduce myself, I´m a 23 year old portuguese guy

that hopes to learn a lot from all of your good tastes in literature and

everything else of course.

see ya at the forum...

[OswaldTheOsprey]

Welcome Frida and Hefesto!

OswaldTheOsprey

[amcol5]

Hi everyone! I am the proud mother of two handsome little boys and my beautiful baby girl. I am a stay-at-home mother, domestic engineer, and full-time online student majoring in psychology. I have 10 classes behind me while juggling a five-year-old, four-year-old, and a two-year-old. We read a lot of books, especially since my five-year-old learned how to read. I live in the country in Pennsylvania, which is beautiful and the best place to raise my children. My husband and I have been together for nine years but soon-to-be ten years, he is the love of my life and supports me in every possible way; he is a hard worker and is proud to be able to have me stay-at-home with the children.
We love the outdoors, my boys are awesome fishermen, they have caught huge walleyes, bass, carp, and bluegills. My husband's passion is fishing and has passed that on to our children. My passion is my children and making sure they have everything they need, not materialistic things. My second passion is school, I am very dedicated in earning my degree because I want to work with children, Child psychologist.
Hi to everyone and I hope we will be chatting soon.

[kiz_paws]

Welcome to frida, hefesto and amcol5! :)

[romantic novel]

:) Hi everybody I am a new member here ...I want to introduce myself..

First, I have got to know this wonderful site while I was searching for a material for my prose class. Since that time, I determine to be one of this wonderful "warm-book community". And this is what has happened!!

I am 22 years old. My first language is Arabic. I'm working as a Demonstrator. I teach English Literature. I'm now preparing to enroll in an M.A program in English literature-Prose.

I love reading novels very much...I read 3 novels per month. My reading reanging from 18th C's novels to temporary ones. I appreciate ,particularly Comparative Literature.

Romantic novel is a pseudonym, I chose it out of my love to novels.
As for my Signature, it is taken from the international writer Paulo Cohelo's novel" The Zahir". His words really have a strong impact on me,,,because I feel they are very real and tangible.

I do not know what else do you whant to know but I hope you will enjoy my presence here between you..

Thank you for giving me this opportunity to share you my love of " English Literature"

Thank you
Thank you

[joanie]

Hi, nice to meet everybody.

As for me, reading and drawing are my two favorate hobbies. I love horseback riding, but don't get the chance that often. I'm also pretty into computers.

I'm about to start college, and I don't know my major yet. I'm just starting out with gen. eds. I'd like to do something with literature or language, but I've yet to find a career I like. I speak quite a bit of German and I'm considering trying to learn some others...

Um... I love reading. My most recent book obsession is [I]1984[I]. And I have to say, George Orwell is a genious...

Anyway, glad to meet you all!

[pacific crow]

Hi folks - how's everyone doing? I'm not very well-read, but I'm trying - I'm glad to have found this place! I just finished The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway yesterday (2nd read), a novel that hits closer to home these days than I'd necessarily like, and earlier on today started Robertson Davies' What's Bred To The Bone. Love Davies' writing!

I try to read the classic 'classics', but as well veer off here and there. I don't get a chance to read as often as I'd like, but hey, there's still a lot of life left to live for me, so I'm doing okay. :)

[sprinks]

Welcome romantic novel, joanie, and pacific crow!! :) :wave:. It's good to have you all here as a part of these wonderful forums!! :D

[Judas130]

Greetings all, my name is Joseph and I write dark surrealism/horror/perspectives.

hope to have some interesting conversations on here with you :)

xxx

[Ethan Roy]

Hey Joseph, I'm new here as well, but I love to read, and would really like to read your work sometime. I really enjoy the works of Poe, as well as works about the darker side of man, and I think your stories would fit the bill :P. Anyways welcome and hope you enjoy these forums!

[Sir Bartholomew]

hi Sir Bartholomew wants to say hello.

[toni]

Welcome to the forums, frida, hefesto, amcol5, ethan roy, judas 130, pacific crow, romantic novel~ feel right at home! :wave:
If you guys need help, don't hesitate to ask ;)

[Tiny Dancer]

Hello everyone..
There is nothing impressive about me, i do not have a degree in engineering, i am not studying law and i do not plan to become the next Jane Austin..
BUT
I am 15 years old, a lover of books, renowned for my sarcasm and a real thrill seeker. Haven't done much when it comes to seeking thrills but i plan to!!
I've jumped of a 11 metre cliff so far and swam with dolphins (in the ocean not a theme park) about 200 metres from shore. I'm going diving with sharks in December :D woooo
I'm planning on taking three english courses in college
modern world history, religion and philosophy, maths and physics.
I have no idea what i want to be when i grow up..
My best friend is going on foreign exchange in September for a year. She is the most awesome person you will ever meet! When she comes back her parents are moving to Europe for half a year so she is living with me (wicked huh?)
My other best friend is my brother (yeah.. strange huh?) anyway
two days ago he moved to Europe for two years
I've been very depressed about that but now i see he is going to have the time of his life and i should be happy for him (he is 18)
My life is music, really only stuff from the sixties and seventies.. Bob Dylan is my husband *cough* i wish *cough*
The Who rock and so do Simon and Garfunkel.. Rolling Stones too.
My favourite book is Gone with the Wind
second favourite is Pride and Prejudice
my favourite actor is Al Pacino and my favourite movie is Across the Universe.
This is my life.. and i love it.

Thank you for listening to me!!

[Statistic]

Bonjour!

I enjoy all kinds of books, from modern literary to speculative fiction. I currently attend a preapprenticeship painting program (not the artsy type, but the house renovator type,) though I will be enlisting in the French Foreign Legion within the next 5 years or so.

If 15 years in the Legion doesn't kill me, I plan to become a novelist after I retire.

My other interests include domesticated rats, drawing, and role-playing games.

[marcelo]

Hello everybody,I am from Chile and I love reading.It's my first English forum
and I hope to know you and learn(?) your literacy interests.Also, I hope not seems so nerd by my writting style:blush: .Anyway ,I am very happy to be here.Thank you.

[Judas130]

Hey Joseph, I'm new here as well, but I love to read, and would really like to read your work sometime. I really enjoy the works of Poe, as well as works about the darker side of man, and I think your stories would fit the bill :P. Anyways welcome and hope you enjoy these forums!

Of course, Poe's 'The Raven' was a sensation to read for the first time. I have a collection of his work at home. I am a member of Deviantart.com where I post my work (see my profile). My work explores the subconscious with a hint of horror, dark twists etc. Its not similar to Poe in how it is written.

On the subject of horror, I've never read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein yet and i've just purchased a copy. A.K.A 'The Modern Prometheus'.

Thank you for the warm welcome :D

[bej6s]

Hey everyone,

I joined this site because I loved reading as a child and would read anything I could get my hands on. As I got older, the quality of many books appeared to decrease rapidly; I probably just raised my standards of quality. Anyways, what with preparing for rigorous classes, I lost my passion and the time for reading somewhere along the way. I am interested in participating in the book club part of the forum especially.

[Eggys]

I don't have much to say other than I once joined here as Heat Ray 2.

[kiz_paws]

Wow, a whole bunch of new faces! Welcome to all of you, glad you joined! :thumbs_up

[Agatha]

Hello everybody
I'm 16 years old and I'm attending to junior high school. I joined here, because I love reading books, especially English, Russian and French classical literature. My favourite authors: Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, sisters Bronte, George Eliot, Honore de Balzac, Stendhal, Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, Leo Tolstoy and Mikhail Bulgakov. I like also historical books like Waltari's "The Egyptian" or "I, Claudius" by Robert Graves. My second hobby is watching movie- I'm fond of movie directors like Kubrick, Forman, Lynch, Tarantino and Allen. I hope I'll meet here a lot of people with mutual interests. My mother tongue isn't English, so please be understanding, if I make some mistakes.

[Virgil]

Welcome Agatha. What a ovely name. Your english seems fine to me. Sounds like you will like lit net. :)

[MissWilbourne]

Hey!

I just found this forum and signed up a few days ago. Great place!

I am from Finland, Helsinki. I love books and reading and do a bit of writing, but not more about that issue, yet..

Hmm, I am 40, single, live in the city center of our beautiful town with my dogs. I work a little bit, but rest of the days I spend among books and writing, and try to travel as much as possible.

I got a lot of favourite books, but " Wild palms" is almost the greatest. As is everything by Ondaatje, just finished " Divisadero" a wonderful read I had with that one.

Ok, now you know something about me.

Have a lovely day!

[lliekamia]

hello everyone,
Am lliekamia a new her.
wish to help you guys.
have a nice time to all of you there.

[Captain_Kuchiki]

Hi everyone. I'm already a prolific writer, I've written a few novelettes (though I refer to them as short stories) and am working on a series based on the card game Magic: the Gathering. I find writing a creative (of course) and valuable art form that anyone can enjoy adding to or browsing in.

I like Anime (Japanese cartoons, like my avatar) and playing video games and reading. I'm a high school senior, looking forward to my last year. Though I[m not used to writing stories as short as the ones on this forum, it'll be a new challenge for me to look forward to.

{edit}

That's all.

[jaywalker]

Hallo-I'm Jaywalker. I'm an old Englishman, my wife is Italian and we live in Belgium most of the year. Since growing old I've let my hair grow long and
I talk to people at Bus Stops etc. {When I grow old I shall wear Purple--}
I like Beer and Wine,walking and books. Ciao.

[jaywalker]

PS. I like Women of all ages who sit in Cafes and have Husky ,tobacco voices and I'm Vegetarian and my Favourite book is ''The Good Soldier Svejk' by Jaroslav Hasek. Oh and I make Wine now and then. Basta.

[Ethan Roy]

hey jaywalker, nice to meet you. The way you decribe yourself makes me think you'd make agreat character in a book lol. Anyways hope you enjot yourself here!

[Anatoliy]

hello! :) you can see my name above my avatar. besides, i'm from ukraine. that's all what is interesting about me :)

[gemini20]

Hello! :) My real name obviously is not gemini20, but of course, that is how you can refer to me on here.....lol. I am pursuing a bachelor degree to be a high school English teacher (I'm in my third year of college, and I have 2 more years to go), but I want to be certified for K-12 grade in teaching English. I am a Christian. I have trusted that Jesus' death on the cross was the payment for my sin (bad things I do) and that trusting only in Jesus' sacrifice on the cross and asking God to save me by trusting in Jesus alone(and not in the works I do, going to church, or baptism) are enough to get me to Heaven after I die. I believe that Jesus rose again (defeating death) after He died and was buried. I realize that this is a literature discussion (and not a religious discussion forum), so literature thoughts are the topics that I will generally stick to in this forum, and I am not going to be hounding people about my religious beliefs since this is not the place for it unless people just want to ask questions about stuff. However, this is an introduction portion so I like to tell people I am a Christian since that is what I want to be remembered for wherever I go. I welcome advice that people might have for me as far as English certification, study, and teaching methods. Thanks!! Hope ya'll have a good day!!! :)

[OswaldTheOsprey]

Welcome one & all!

OswaldTheOsprey

[superhero99]

Hi! I'm 20 years old. I am currently studying English Literature as my major in University (2 more years to go), with plans to continue into Grad school. Besides reading and writing, my biggest passion in life is travelling - I've been all over Europe, Africa, and the US. I am a vegan (well, lactose intolerant vegetarian), ballet dancer, scorpio, atheist, Norweigan (family is from there), and runner. I also love fine wine, the outdoors, and spending time with my family. My favorite bands include Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, The Beatles, and Bob Dylan. My favorite movie is The Godfather (Al Pacino = love). Favorite authors include Shakespeare, Victor Hugo, Chaucer, Virginia Woolf, T.S. Eliot, Oscar Wilde, Lewis Carroll, and mannnny others. And I pretty love life. Sooo that's me in a nutshell! <3

[Ethan Roy]

hey superhero99, it's nice to see a fellow canadian. That's quite an impressive list favorite authors. Well welcome and hope to see you around!

[eyemaker]

To all new LiNetters; Welcome and enjoy the forum!

[Scrapt]

Hello. My name is Sean, and I found this forum while browsing the vast webs.

I'm 14 years of age, and I'm turning 15 in September of this year. I just graduated from 8th grade at an advanced science and technologies school, and I'm going into an advanced science and technologies high school in the coming school year.
I enjoy almost any genre when it comes to books, though I prefer science fiction and military books over anything else.

My favorite authors are Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen King.
My favorite books: The Rama series by Arthur C. Clarke, Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, Pale Horse Coming by Stephen Hunter, Guns Up! by Johnnie Clark, and Needful Things by Stephen King.

I'm currently reading "Ringworld" by Larry Niven.

[SnipSnap]

Shalom. I am a teacher. I teach grungy teenagers literature. And then they write papers on the things I assign them to read. And then I teach them grammar ... again.

I love my job. I really do. I teach Freshman english, Advanced Sohpomore English, and English Lit to juniors and seniors.

My favorite authors are: William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, and T.S Eliot.

My Favorite Novel is The Pickwick Papers
My Favorite Poem is The Waste Land
My Favorite Play is Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

I write short stories.
I write poetry.
I am a male.
I collect russian souls.
end

[jaywalker]

Snip Snap--Ever read ''The Joys of Yiddish'' by Leo Rosten ?

[jaywalker]

Antiquarian-If you like Svejk- then you are 'een echt Mensch.'
Pleased ta meetya.

[muhsin]

Welcome aboared guys!

[no_one_knws]

Heya,

Found this site when I googled "classic literature". A few weeks back I was searching for a forum site just like this, and now I've found the perfect one. =)

So introduction...

I'm turning 17 this June 23rd. I do independent home-study in Hong Kong which is kinda rare. Hopefully, I'll finish high school at the end of this year. I have loved reading ever since I started reading books. But since I started my first year of secondary school, I started to love literature. One of my fav books are Catcher in the Rye, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Notebook, Cannery Row, and quite a lot more. I mostly read classic lately. Although I don't mind any genres.

Currently reading: As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

[SnipSnap]

Snip Snap--Ever read ''The Joys of Yiddish'' by Leo Rosten ?


I have not, but it appears russian, by the name of the author.

[jonathan467]

Hi everyone! I'm at high school and I live in Fairbanks in Alaska. I like soccer, gaming (still got a nintendo 64!) and literature (of course). I read Camus, Kafka, and besides literature I like to study philosophy.

[peachesandkeen]

Ello, all.

I don't really remember how I found this site, but the first thing I used it for was to read Vanity Fair...I'll be around a lot as I can rarely get to a library and most of the books I'm looking for are on the site.

I'm big on reading but I didn't make the leap from the Teen Fiction section of my local bookstore to the Literature section until sophomore year of high school (which I just finished). I'm on the Academic Team at my school, and I specialize in English, so...I kind of needed to start reading the heavy stuff. :P

I'm in the International Baccalaureate Program, and I like to read, write, draw, dance, and sing. Big on the fine arts. ;) I'm known to be a big grammar nazi, as well.

I guess that's all. I'll see you around!

[interxavier]

Hi there,

I live in Doha, Qatar. I'm Filipino but I prefer my first language to be English instead of Tagalog. I hope I can get along with well with you guys.

[Smoogles]

Hello all my real name is Jonathan, I am from Tx, USA. My hobbies are girls, drums, philosophy, poetry, paintball, video games (in particular Age of Conan), and having intellectual arguments... I first joined this site for poetry reasons but there seems to be a very good basis for people who enjoy philosophy and I have made a transition to the philosophy thread, but I also read up on the poetry thread sometimes. Hit me up if you ever wanna jam out or have any interesting thoughts that may revolutionize western thought as we know it!!!

Smoogles is the name
Literature is the game.

[bree]

Hi everyone

This site is fantastic. I have just completed my first year of a BA in English Literature so, will be around for a while.

[JordanW]

Just dropping in here to say hi! I made a intro thread. :)

[Dilettante_I_am]

"These forums were created to promote reading, sharing, and discussion of literature, poetry, philosophy, teaching, religious texts, and writing. ..."

Sounds like a great idea - and so I joined.

I found this site after entering "understanding Ulysses" on the Google page. I am beginning to begin with Ulysses (by Joyce). A search on Wikipedia indicated that one could not begin to understand the Ulysses document (not certain if it is a novel?) unless you have some understanding of Homer's Odyssey (I guess Ulysses is a latinized "Odysseus"). So far, that strategy seems to be working - but I feel that I will get more enjoyment from my efforts if I collaborate with others to understand.

til - later ... Dilettante_I_am

[LeGyare]

Hi!

I'm actually not "new" in that sense since I joined about a month ago...I only just activated my account so I can post though. However, prior to and during that month, I read many of the posts of fellow users. Intimidated by the sheer intellect of some, tickled by the humour of others, and disgusted by the dogged stupidity of yet others, I am glad to be a part of this forum.

I also wonder whether anyone wil read this welcome message.

BTW, I'm from Ghana in West Africa. Glad to meet you all.

[vjalan]

hi everyone. Iam new here, and still finding my way around. This site is incredibly interesting. I am a housewife and my interest in reading is eclectic and long standing. I also write scripts.

[Sorceress]

Hi y'all!!!

I'm just glad to be here...

[DOA-JaneDoe]

Hi everyone

I am from Belfast in Ireland. I love to write and joined a writing class last year.

Looking forward to being part of the forum.

[Ataxia]

Hi everyone:wave: .it must be very interesting site and forum.I am very glad to join the forum.cause I like litereture much:)

[lauristhebest]

I'm Lauren. I live up north in a town famous for it's 'crooked spire'.
I'm currently dealing with poverty; give me stuff.
I'm hard to please, but buy me a Veggie Delite from Subway and I'm your girl.
I can't wait for summer, so I may wear less clothes without being questioned.
I can't get a girlfriend, so I'm getting a puppy instead.

[addictedtobooks]

Hi everyone, i am newbie in this litterature website.

[Gustav21]

Good day! just postin' my first post....yep-r

[antonia1990]

Hey! My name is Antonia. I'm happy to meet you all!

[BookMam]

Hi everyone. :wave: I am a newbie here too. Just joined. I am retired so I have, at long last, time for "recreational" reading. :cool: Currently I am reading a biography of Albert Einstein, finishing Pullman's Dark Materials trilogy i.e. The Amber Telescope and starting Don Quixote. I am definitely an eclectic reader.;)

[MissBethany]

Hi everyone!
=] It's so good to be here!
For anyone who's interested I'm currently reading Flowers in the Attic by Virginia Andrews on a friend's recommendation. I enjoy books that make me cry and I am a huge Thomas Hardy fan =] Hi!

[Hira]

Hello everyone:wave:

Missed this place.

[richarda]

I joined this site in the hopes of tracing the origin and author of an older "I am Canadian" poem, if one might call it that. Can anyone assist me with this?

Thank you in advance!

Richarda



I am a Canadian.
I am the Primitive Hunter who first crossed the Bering Istmuth from Asia.
I came seeking game and never knew what I had really found.
I am the lonely explorer who ventured the edges of a new world.
I am the people of coast and plain whose history was forgotten before the invention of history.
I am the Norsemen who sailed beyond Iceland at the time of the Crusades. The men who returned home, not with Saracen plunder, but with stories of a land past the sea.
I am the Renaissance Navigators who came in search of Gold and Empire and who discovered a deeper more difficult wealth.
I am the Priests and peasants uprooted from the old world and replanted in the new as a pledge and a hope.
I am the strip farmers, the trappers, the traders, who pushed back the curtain on this green and untried continent.
I am the men who roamed and mapped and settled. The men who left their sons to the future. And the men who left only their graves.
I am the steady men who sowed and reaped, who built lasting foundations.
I am the impatient men who fought with guns and pens and politics for self determination.
I am the indomitable men who wouldn't be stopped as they hammered together a nation.
I have walked this land, ridden,driven, flown and paddled, across her millions and more millions of miles.
I have blasted her rocks, channeled her waterways, survived her snows.
I have run my hands over her face, searching out the strengths beauties and moods of my country, She is rich, wild, potent.
I came from all the world, and come yet.
I came for freedom, and brought freedom with me.
I came in hope, and brought fulfillment.
I came to exploit and stayed to develop.
I gave myself in barter, for what I sought in measure, as I have made CANADA what she is. She has formed me to her own needs. Her breadth and openness have infused me. Have given me a firmer
step and a further look.
I am not an average Canadian. There are no average Canadians, and this is my country’s glory. It is the surest measure of her freedom to be a nation of individuals. People who are Canadian by nature rather than by decree.
I am a Canadian, and am deeply myself. For this privilege I give thanks to my country. May she never falter. And may she never swagger. May she realize her potential without losing her character. May she have peace, and may she give it. May it always be a proud thing to say. I am a Canadian.

[WildCityWoman]

Hi - I'm Carly . . .

I originally came in here because you had JM Coetzee's 'Slow Man' up for January's discussion.

Our group at the High Park Library in Toronto is discussing this one on the second Wednesday in July.

Haven't read any of it yet.

I'll look 'round and see what else you are discussing.

Nice to meet y'all.

[ctalerico]

I read it. Welcome.



Hi!

I'm actually not "new" in that sense since I joined about a month ago...I only just activated my account so I can post though. However, prior to and during that month, I read many of the posts of fellow users. Intimidated by the sheer intellect of some, tickled by the humour of others, and disgusted by the dogged stupidity of yet others, I am glad to be a part of this forum.

I also wonder whether anyone wil read this welcome message.

BTW, I'm from Ghana in West Africa. Glad to meet you all.

[Mr. Vandemar]

I'm new. Sorry for the double post (below) , the website was lagging and I clicked refresh after editing my post a little bit. I didn't have the patience.

[Mr. Vandemar]

I've just joined this website. I enjoy playing music, I play the mandolin, guitar, piano, and will soon begin learning the cello. I also enjoy art (I can sketch and am learning to paint). My favourite artists include: David Burliuk, Salvador Dali, Edward Burtynksy, Picasso, and anonymous Inuit artists. My favourite authors include: Graham Greene, Neil Gaiman, Joseph Conrad, W.G. Sebald, Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels (Oh no!), Ernest Hemingway, Albert Camus, Lloyd Alexander, and Marcus Sedgwick (new favourite). I like poetry, including William Blake and Robert Frost. I'm Canadian as you can tell by the "favoUrite".

My guilty pleasure: Harry Potter!

[Khalid Chishti]

Greeting to everyone:

This is Khalid from Afghanistan.My hobbies are reading the books of any type,but most preferably I would rather read philosophical type of books.

Here I am gald to have been logged in this site.I look forward to listen good and pleasent things from you guys.

Love,
Khalid

Hello everybody, It's nice that we are getting so many new forum members who share with us their precious views. There should be a place to introduce yourself and say hi; and this is it. :D

Come on and tell us about yourself. :D What are your hobbies? What are your favourite books? And also share with us everything else you would like to tell us about yourself.

Have a nice time browing the wonderful world of books and book-worms! :)

[lugdunum]

Greetings from sunny Spain,

Just joined this forum as well and am very excited about the whole thing. I found this site by looking for reading lists and was very happy to discover that there were so many people from so many backgrounds meeting here to talk about literature.

I've already joined the book club and am looking forward to reading new books as well as other people's comments and points of view.

As for my reading tastes I consider myself as an eclectic reader and am always keen to read new author, genre and style etc. I just wish I had more time...

Well, I look forward to "reading" all of you.

Hasta pronto :)

[caddy_caddy]

HELLO
I think I found what I'm looking for.

[Logos]

A big HELLO and WELCOME to all the new members! Great to have you here :)

[TurquoiseSunset]

Hi there! I just joined a few days ago, but have been looking for an appropriate avatar :) I'm so glad I found this site! I found it looking for notes and summaries on some of my favourite books.

I am currently reading 1984 by George Orwell and am loving it!

I can't wait to get stuck into this website and it's people and culture!

[Captain Tam]

Hello Everyone!

This being my first post I thought I should introduce myself to fellow litrature lovers. Being probably one of the youngest members here I admit that I have not alot to say about myself as I've barely started my life. But here goes.

My name is Tammy; short not for Tamara nor Tamsin. It originates from the Hebrew language...meaning the dry fruit; 'dates'. I like to think of my self as sweet.

I am a high school student in my last year studying too many subjects for my own good. Going on soon to study English Lit, Drama and possibly Geography for my A levels pretty soon. People who know me would describe me as outgoing, fun-loving and bright. But those close to me would know that I have a subtle, secret side that some would call "crazy". I am in constant search of a deeper companionship that what I have with most people now.

I am mostly English, though I am not proud to be; having read some on the history of English conquers. I would consider myself as nothing more patriotic than a proud Londoner...loving the experience of such a multi-cultural and diverse society that I am constantly exposed to.

I come from a working class background, single parent family with 4 children. But have not always been so. I have had a hard childhood, which I would rather not go in to. Both my parents have had a youth of being politically active which is probably were I get my wide insight into the world; although they wouldn't be seen within 10 yards of eachother. People are sometimes scared of me, being so young and having so many bursting ideas that I sometimes have to refrain from blurting out; for fear of assasination. < Okay, maybe thats slightly extreme.

I have strong feelings about the coruption of the world, and reading novels is my mental and emotional escape from that reality. Each night I confide in a diary, which someday (long after I no longer exist) will hopefully be read by many and open eyes on unexplainable situations and experiences. Many that I have yet to write. I am a big lover of Shakespeare; having studied throughout my school years the following: Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth, Twelth Night, A Midsummer Nights Dream and Othello. My favourate all time book would have to be "The Grapes of Wrath", by John Steinbeck. It was a real eye-opener and I would reccomend it to any individual that is able to be fundamentally and emotionally involved with a book. At the moment for my Enlglish Lit GCSE I'm studying "Of Mice and Men", also by Steinbeck. Another book that I have read twice over now just to get the impact is "1984", by George Owell. I must admit that it is one of the greatest books ever written and had me cracking smiles, raising eyebrows and even weeping tears; it was so distressing. Probably because I read it first when I was just 14 years old and then a year later I read it again, this time able to understand much more; the impact on me was shocking. I've taken an interest to George Orwell and have read the famous "Animal Farm" too. My Geography teacher recommended I read his book about materialistic consumption by men; "Keep The Aspidistra Flying". One of my ideas about the future revolves around the Orwellian type world, which I believe will be empowered by Facebook as Big Brother. Call me crazy if you must, we all have our opinions.

I love almost all types of music, and love to have it playing in the background when doing various activities...including writing. I am a proud lover of Reggae, Drum & Base (although not some of the silly new stuff), Jazz and The Blues catch my heart occasionally, Garage but mostly I am in love with Salsa music and any Middle Eastern music I can heavily relate to. I cannot play any instrument, but wished that I could play the accoustic guitar, it being one of my favourate instruments; I fall in love with anyone who can play it well and tend to listen to them intentley for hours on end.

In a few years time I'm looking to go on a mad one to loads of different countries around the world; unplanned. Thats if I can get the cash! We only live once and I want to make the most of life. If anyone has any reccomendations for countries they have been to that is naturally beautiful and were I can observe a real culture rather than a tourism culture I would be very greatful. I would also be very interested in any fictional books or poems recommened.

Sorry for the essay about myself, but I am a very deep, elaborated person; forgive me. Thanks for taking the time to read it. Peace.

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"...someday - the armies of bitterness will all be going the same way. And they'll all walk together, and there'll be a dead terror from it."

("The Grapes of Wrath", John Steinbeck, Chapter 9, pg. 111)

[qimissung]

Hello Everyone,

My name is Qimissung, and I've been posting here for about a month. I didn't know about this place until recently. I've mostly been hanging out playing the cinquain chain and the shared haiku games. These can be quite obsessive,I must admit!

I teach English. For the past four years I've taught Freshman English-which can be quite discouraging, and before that English as a Second Language. Next year it's going to be seniors. We shall see how that goes.

I love to read, of course. Lately, mostly mysteries. Old favorites include "The Once and Future King," "Jane Eyre," and "Les Miserables." I also like humor. Enduring favorites of these include Shirley Jackson's "Life Among the Savages" and "Raising Demons;" Sally Benson's "Meet Me in St. Louis," and "The Irish R.M." which is both hysterical and can put you to sleep in a minute. They do a lot of fox-hunting, and one bush looks very like another when your reading about it, after all.

I've enjoyed my month here, and I hope, I really hope, to enjoy many more in the months to come.

Adios, mi amigos.

[dpike13]

G'day Everyone,

My Name is Dean, New to the site. Originally came on here just to find out whether a book was worth reading and ended up having abit of a conversation with someone who was online. If everyone is as nice as that person i will probably spend most of my internet time on this site.

I enjoy playing any sport, massive sport fan playing it and watching, over all i would say that Soccer and Cricket are my two biggest passions.
However i also enjoy Movies, Massive movie buff!!!!

Favourite books are Action/Thriller e.g. Matthew Reilly would be my favourite Author of all time, just cant seem to put his books down.

yeah well thats me please dont feel shy asking me anything

[sprinks]

Welcome all new people, and people who aren't so new but just posted here recently!! :) It's great to have you as a part of the forums :)


G'day Everyone,

My Name is Dean, New to the site. Originally came on here just to find out whether a book was worth reading and ended up having abit of a conversation with someone who was online. If everyone is as nice as that person i will probably spend most of my internet time on this site.

I enjoy playing any sport, massive sport fan playing it and watching, over all i would say that Soccer and Cricket are my two biggest passions.
However i also enjoy Movies, Massive movie buff!!!!

Favourite books are Action/Thriller e.g. Matthew Reilly would be my favourite Author of all time, just cant seem to put his books down.

yeah well thats me please dont feel shy asking me anything

Where do you live? Because you sound Australian! :p (I think its the G'day and the mention of cricket. Although you never know... Maybe you aren't!)
And I hope everyone else is as nice as that person!! Most people I talk to on here are very nice :).

[sprinks]

Never fear, I did some detective work and sussed out that you are indeed living in Australia. So welcome to LitNet my fellow Australian!! :D

[bookworm48]

I want to know more about classic books so I joined this forum. I live in Utah and like to ride my recumbent trike. Thought about listening to audio books while I ride. Where do you get audio books online? :)

[Guinivere]

Hello and Guten Tag,

I'm Jennifer, from Germany and well all I basically do (apart from eating and breathing and occasionally sleeping) is read. I'm sure you're all familliar with the syndrom.

Don't be shy because I am.

[tractatus]

Wellcome Guinivere, bookworm48, sprinks !, enjoy the forum.

[smile2]

Hi Diamonda..
Where r u?
I think u told me u've been here, but apparently u were not?
Don't play with me Ok?haha
I'm waiting 4 ur answer..
byyy

[diamonda]

Hi every body,
i am a new member here , I have heard about this nice web site from my special friend Smile2,we are both English literature students ......so ,this web, apparently, is of an advantage for us with a hope
to be acceptable friends for you all
so,a big thank u Smile2......

see u tomorrow
bye:wave:

[abu_elfeda14]

hi,
iam an egyptian
i interested in writing short stories...
i want to know more about english literature...

[OswaldTheOsprey]

Welcome to all new members. Glad you are here!

OswaldTheOsprey

[InspireMe]

hi :]

i'm new and i'm here because i love love love to write. however, lately i've been in some sort of slump. writer's block. whatever you want to call it. and i've been looking for ways to pick up on writing again. i figured joining a forum where many others share their writing would be a start. so here i am, and like my screen name says: inspire me.

[kiz_paws]

A warm welcome from me to all our new members! Look forward to talking more with you in the various threads! Enjoy :)

[piplu_usa]

I'm here after a long break......Well Im from Bangladesh. I'm now on my post-grad in English literature in a private university; EastWest University. I will try 2 get a advance degree on Postmodern lit from abroad..especially UK. I don't know whether I can or not but I will try. Thank you

[Ghost Thought]

Hi people =O !
My first post =3 !
I like literature, but my English is not so good =O
I'll try :)

[Chloe M]

Hi everyone,

I look forward to discussing books and discovering new ones from other's recommendations. I've always enjoyed reading, lately I am particularly interested in classics, non-fiction and historical fiction.

[Susila]

Dropped by to say hello! to everyone. Looking forwards to chats, recommendations and other stuff that us, literature maniacs, do :) Greetings from Poland.

[petterford]

hi there, i'm newbie, it's gud to be part of this wonderful forum..

nice to meet you all!!

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[eyemaker]

hi there, i'm newbie, it's gud to be part of this wonderful forum..

nice to meet you all!!


Welcome.

[Shrieking]

Hi everyone! i'M NEW here.

[atikahwahid]

Hello. I am not sure if people would go as far to read on the 197th page, haha, but here I am. To introduce myself.

My name is Atikah. Atikah Wahid. Just call me Atikah.

I've just started my major in English Literature and Linguistic in my good ol' country, Malaysia. I haven't started on the heavy stuff though. Just introductory subjects. But I really love to read. Hence, here I am! :D

Yey. Awesome.

[Lulubell]

Hi!

I'm a newbie!

My username was meant to be Lulubelle, but my E key decided to fail me for a minute, and I didn't check it... therefore, I will be a bell :p

Anyways, my real name is Naomi and I'm 16 going on 17 ;)

I have a pretty keen interest in Scottish Literature in particular, but I read just about anything!

[Immortall708]

Hello. I´m newcomer there. I had been learning English and I found this forum. I´m not a native English. So, I will not respond so excellent. Excuse me for my time-to-time mistakes and misspelling. I hope, that page make my experiences with literature more confident. I like reading and writing too.

Have a nice day.

[purelife]

hi.
im very new here.
im not very good at english but i want to improve my skills.

[Alyoshka]

Hello! I just found this forum, and it seems to be really interesting. A great possibility to discuss what I am reading and have read. I mean, people read different stuff, so with my friends I can't really discuss most of what I'm reading...

Short introduction: I am 22 years old, come from Norway and study Industrial Mathematics. I get the feeling that most of the people here are somehow studying languages or literature, so I guess I will be the guy asking the stupid questions ;)

[miyagisan]

Brand new member here! I've been looking for a place to discuss literature for a while. I'm a 21 year old English major in Georgia, USA and have a great zest and verve for reading.

[kiz_paws]

Welcome to everyone, glad you came aboard! And no question is silly or stupid! We are friends here, and hope you enjoy your stay! :)

[Leo The Lion]

Hello, I'm Leo or you may call me Leo.
I've often imagined a blueprint of a fascinating literature base, filled with those who shine kindness towards literature. Well, it seems that such a place does indeed exist.
I'm from Virginia, Lynchburg specifically, and it has a tendency to lean towards dullness, but is working for me at the moment.
I love reading, writing, and having conversations with others about literature.
I'm looking forward to meeting some decent people, and sharing some interests. So, feel free to message me.

Leo

[Virgil]

Nice to meet you Leo. You come from a pretty part of the country. Make yourself at home and enjoy lit net. :)

[Leo The Lion]

Thanks Virgil! It's nice to meet you!

[Tomciu]

Hi, I'm new to this site, and sort of new to the whole world of forums. But I thought this could be a cool place to maybe meet some people and also learn a few new things.
I am a moderate reader, who loves the Harry Potter books, and is quite fond of the 'His Dark Materials" books as well. I also have this weird attraction to Shakespeare. I never really liked it back in high school. But ever since I finished I've been trying to find ways to get Shakespeare in my life. So I guess that's the main reason why I'm here, to learn more about the great Bard and also learn how to read the plays on my own.
Anyways, I look forward to discussing with all of you at some point.
Buh-bye

[Lily Adams]

Hi, I'm new to this site, and sort of new to the whole world of forums. But I thought this could be a cool place to maybe meet some people and also learn a few new things.
I am a moderate reader, who loves the Harry Potter books, and is quite fond of the 'His Dark Materials" books as well. I also have this weird attraction to Shakespeare. I never really liked it back in high school. But ever since I finished I've been trying to find ways to get Shakespeare in my life. So I guess that's the main reason why I'm here, to learn more about the great Bard and also learn how to read the plays on my own.
Anyways, I look forward to discussing with all of you at some point.
Buh-bye

Hello! :D Welcome!

Shakespeare is a god. 'Nuff said.

Have fun here! LitNet is wonderful. :)

[willysmall]

I came across this site when conducting a search. What a pleasant surprise. My compliments.

I am actually on a mission. I recently came across some old books and I am interested in selling or giving them away. After a search on ebay, I realized that the books may not be worth much.

I am now looking at giving them away. Instead of bothering with ebay, and I may use a rather different approach, raffling them away for free on eraffle.com.

Yet, I want to be sure I am not iving away something valuable. I will check this site for guidance. I have a 1904 copy of The Bobbsey Twins. Is it worth selling. I think not.

Look forward to any guidance.

[muhsin]

Welcome aboard, willysmall. Hope other forum members will help.

[Caitlin Dunley]

Hi... I am new, duh, and just had a technical question... I got here because I want a place to post and get feedback on my short stories. I found the short story board, but my stuff is longer than most of the posts there... about 5,000 words. Is there a place besides the forum where I should post something I've written? Or is it okay to just have a really long post? Thanks so much,

Caitlin

[Scheherazade]

Hello Caitlin!

You can post your stories in the Short Story section even though they are long.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=5830

[clumsy angelle]

I'm a very peculiar girl... I can be very moody. I don't like going out much but I love shopping. I love the things that I can do at home like DVD marathon, writing and reading. I also love cooking and housekeeping.

[Moloko87]

Hello all!

My name is Nadia but all my friends call me Aidan.
hmm let see, I'm a college student trying to get a degree so that I can take a couple years off and teach english in Japan. From there I would like to travel to neighboring countries, top of the list are Thailand, Tibet, China, Russia, India, and Indonesia. I will decided what to do after that when the time comes.
Now tho I like to occupy my time reading, painting, going to concerts, and hanging out with friends.

My favorite book might be The Count of Monte Cristo or Catcher in the Rye.
favorite movie is either Memento or Fight Club
and favorite bands are Neutral Milk Hotel, Wolf Parade, Interpol, and Joy Division.
I think that might just have to do it.
thank you for your time.

[Guin]

When I search for information on various literature related subjects on google I invariably wind up here and the discussions I see usually look very interesting and fun, so I've finally decided to register and maybe join in on some of them.



Hello.

[Rokku]

Hey, hey, hey!

I was looking for this section as I just finished subscribing. I don't know why, but it seemed kind of rude to just start posting without saying hi to you all.

I found out about this forum searching for an Al. Dumas forum. I really prefer getting informations from people that have actually read his books, than read articles (of course, it depends, but most articles I find on the internet have a really cold approach of his life and work).

I guess I should say something about myself now, right? Well, first I should tell you that English is not my native language, so please excuse my mistakes.

I have started reading quite recently. Of course, I read a lot of books when I was in school, but just typical adventure novels, a lot of Jules Verne, Agatha Cristie and russian writers. Now that I finally subscribed at the town's library I found myself surrounded by books and, being summer, I spend lots of nights reading (I rarely read during daytime). After reading The Count of Monte Cristo, I started searching other Dumas novels. Also SF became one of my favorite types of literature and I spent a lot of money on Asimov novels. But right now I'm looking to extend my preferences and read a larger range of books. So, I guess I'm in the right place, no?

I guess I'm going to see you around the forum so good-bye for now =)

Rokku~

[busboy]

Hi everyone! I've just found this site and thought it would be nice to participate. I am a 56 yr old man, married, 3 sons and live in Florida.

Actually, I am looking for someone who may recognize some books by the description that follows:

These books were juvenile adventure stories published, I would say around 1925. Mu father had 4 of them. The main characters were two homeless boys who, when travelling by train were involved in a train wreck. They were found by a man who was an inventor/adventurer. The boys, of course, ended up travelling with the inventor and his assistant, a black man who had an interesting way of speaking. On one occasion, on their trip to the north pole, he spoke of an eskimo woman as "misquitomexican woman".

The spelling of eskimo in this book was "eskimaux". (or something like that)

If anyone has any idea as to a title or author, I would appreciate the info.

Thanks

[LittleKrystal]

So, I'm new to this, just joined today.
Hello everyone.
Looking forward to what this site will bring.
=]

[Ruchi]

Hello Everyone!!!!!!!! This is Ruchi, the first time user on this site.......
:)

[NickLinsky]

Hi,

Thanks for having this site. I like to write poetry and short stories and so far have been having fun on the Poetry Games forum.

Yes, how boring I used my name as my login :)

See you online!

-Nick

[Emil Miller]

Hello everybody, It's nice that we are getting so many new forum members who share with us their precious views. There should be a place to introduce yourself and say hi; and this is it. :D

Come on and tell us about yourself. :D What are your hobbies? What are your favourite books? And also share with us everything else you would like to tell us about yourself.

Have a nice time browing the wonderful world of books and book-worms! :)

I am new to this website and although some of the discussion on literature is informed and informative, I do take exception to the infantile presentation of the subject matter.
Why the childish logos for example and the silly names contributors use as pseudonyms.
Even allowing for the fact that the website originated in the USA and most of the contributors are students, one would expect more consideration for the great writers who have given us the books we love to read.
After all, you're either serious about literature or not and, if not, why bother to use the website anyway ?
Literature can be fun without being childish, so let's grow up and show it some respect.

[mosimo]

yes hello I am back. I really need to catch up.

[LitNetIsGreat]

Hello, I am new to this site, the forum part anyway, though I am glad I have joined for literature is my first passion and I have been studying it for years (part-time). Others interests include listening to music, drinking beer and sleeping.

Anyway, I hope that I can learn a few things as well as pass a few things on, I have already come across a couple of must read books having just read a few threads. This thing could be dangerous!

[House]

Hey!

After having the forum in my bookmarks bar, I've finally decided to join!

I'm a Lit undergrad student, and I'm hoping that I'll get plenty of opportunity to discuss books and critics that I'm studying.

The forum looks active, and the large majority of the discussions have substance, so I'm looking forward to posting!

[BulletproofDork]

:wave: WELCOME TO LITNET! :banana:

[EthansDaddy]

Hello everyone, my name is Zach. I am 25 years old and I live in Northwest Florida :sick:. I have been married for three years to my amazing wife Savannah, and eight months ago (12/11/07) she gave birth to our first child, Ethan.

I love to read and am an aspiring author. I also enjoy playing and listening to music, watching good TV shows and movies, and playing video games.

I was homeschooled using a Christian Curriculum. Don't get me wrong, I very much prefered it to public schools and I believe I'm better and smarter for being homeschooled, but the literature we were given to read was Christian in theme and therefore very dull and awful to read. I'm now in the process now of catching up the classics that I feel I missed. Does anyone have a list of important books that I could pick up? Or possibly any recommendations of lesser known works? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

[TiGGeR LoVeR]

Hello everyone i am new to this so im getting used to using the site, so please bare with me for the time being

[blueberry78]

Hi, I'm new member in this forum, I'm looking forward to meeting literature fans and specially Jane Austen's fans

[muhsin]

Welcome aboard blueberry78.

[kiz_paws]

I am new to this website and although some of the discussion on literature is informed and informative, I do take exception to the infantile presentation of the subject matter.
Why the childish logos for example and the silly names contributors use as pseudonyms.
Even allowing for the fact that the website originated in the USA and most of the contributors are students, one would expect more consideration for the great writers who have given us the books we love to read.
After all, you're either serious about literature or not and, if not, why bother to use the website anyway ?
Literature can be fun without being childish, so let's grow up and show it some respect.Eh? What exactly is your problem? We are all book lovers here, some of us writers, and our approach is just how we roll. We have serious discussions here, or hadn't you noticed (yet).

Anyhow, welcome one and all to our wonderful site. :)

[Desert Rose]

Hello everyone ,,

I m new here & I'm honored to join this forum. Let me introduce

my self :) , I m a student & i study English Literature at University . I m crazy

about Literature both British & Americans liter. And i m interested in

languages.

I wish to get a complementation that fits the loveliness of the great

members of this great forum. :cool:

Best Regards ,

[thedharmabum]

Glad to have found this forum and hope to meet alot of "like-minded" individuals.

[Mac L]

Well, I just found this site because I was trying to look up something from Orwell's 1984. I do indeed believe that a lot of what Orwell predicted is happening in America today (more about that on that thread) and was really just interested in learning how folks a generation or two or three ago dealt with issues like the ones we hear so much about from the "noose media" today.

I'm a college grad from way back in the 20th century and feel a bit like a dinosaur since all my Computer Engineering experience is so old in computer years. If a horse ages three years for one of ours and a dog seven years, I probably age about 10 years for each calendar year. Or at least what I learned seems to keep getting more and more obsolete. When Windows first came out, I can remember thinking no one would want an interface that insults their intelligence the way Windows' "Draw Me A Picture" interface does. Long live DOS! Well, it's... I mean it WAS... Oh, never mind...

I could tell you all about myself but it wouldn't be as interesting as some of the other posts, so I'll spare you the yawns. Nice to "meet" you all!

[Emil Miller]

Eh? What exactly is your problem? We are all book lovers here, some of us writers, and our approach is just how we roll. We have serious discussions here, or hadn't you noticed (yet).

Anyhow, welcome one and all to our wonderful site. :)

Yes I have noticed; which is why I said that some of the discussion on literature is informed and informative.

[jim_pollock]

hey all , just new here and new to writting short stories :S gonna post one , i never let anyone read them b4 so be kind lol thanks .

[qspeechc]

Hello everyone. I have recently discovered the joy of Literature and Language and I hope to learn much from this site :D.

[Sallust]

Hi to you all, just joined today. Looking forward to sharing thoughts & ideas on the written word. I'm not much of a classical reader, just enjoy a good book. Be back soon. :thumbs_up

[lunaangel]

Hello, my name is Angel. I am new here, but you will get to know me really well. LoL;)

[veggie333]

hello hello everyone ^.^ I am looking forward to discovering much of the literature world with help from this site

[allesfliesst]

hi everybody, i just registered and wanted to say a few words of introduction. i'm german, currently living in berlin, working at uni (philosophy & cultural studies). i've been running a literature blog in german with my short fiction, some experimental web-related stuff and pieces of a novel in progress for a while, and lately i've been feeling like i'd love to try writing in english too. being no native speaker, this is still very much like trying to make yourself at home in a very dark room, but it's also interesting because it makes you think about words in a way you probably wouldn't if they belonged to your mother tongue. anyway, you can find the first results of my attempt to become a bilingual writer on my blog indenselbenfluss.twoday.net (the blog's name means "into the same river"). i'm looking forward to reading the other members' texts here, and i'd appreciate critical comments or any kind of feedback. alright, so...imagine i'm taking a bow now and awkwardly rubbing my palms while leaving the stage with the mic...

[blazeofglory]

I think many persons know me by now. And in fact it is my posts that introduce me better, yet to introduce myself formally is a joy indeed.

I am from Nepal, a country you may know by the great Himalayan ranges, and Mt.Everest, best of all. The birthplace of the Buddha is another thing worth mentioning to identify myself with.

Legends are the makings of Nepal and we live more in legends than in realities. We have more gods than people and more dreams that moments of wakefulness.

Nepal is more of a country of poets, singers, mystics and less of scientists, merchants.

Notwithstanding all that said i am at heart not a Nepali. The fabrics I wear identify me with is Nepali. These are the externals to me. The real me is my writings I outfit myself with to be together with you across many oundaries.

I am Haribol Acharya. And how funnily named!!! Since all of you know my by 'Blaze of glory. A simple lad and all I know is skin deep, and learned from books and all of you through interaction with you.


I was from an agrarian community, a remote part of Nepal. First, if you visit Nepal you will find the country a remote and highly undeveloped place, and when you talk about a remote village of a remote country you can figure out the degree of remoteness.

But now I am in a place with all the amenities a modern city has.

I am a banker by business, and a writer by choice.

My domains of interest?

I am a funny man, simple, easy going, no complex. I can make friends from princes to paupers, and I can feel at home anywhere and with any. Speaking of my interest I am interested in so many things at the same time. I like to be a writer, learn new languages, visit many places, read many classics, read books legends and mythologies. I am interested in businesses. I love gardening, write poems, and play musical instruments, pray, meditate despite the fact that more often than not I present myself as an atheist.

One of my intimate friends, in fact I have many here, is Nikolai. I often cold on and harsh on in words, but not in reality. I believe in spirituality deeply and I am not my words at times. As a writer I fabricate ideas and it is not necessary that I am my words thou at time I am my words too.

My firm and unshaken belief is in you, not in name or a specific identity you wear, a nationality or a degree. No a person that is you beyond the seen.

[terry pierce]

Hi,
my name is terry and i'm new to this site. I enjoy reading and had a minor in english literature in college. I miss talking with people who really love good literature and enjoy talking about books they have read or are reading. I'm glad to find this site.

[Lena *]

Hi everybody

My name is Lena. I`m essentially from Russia, live in Germany for two years and want to move to US in a year or two. I`m studying sociology at the Heidelberg Uni and I love what i`m doing.

[ldevier]

Why does everyone think teaching is such a horrible career chioce? We all had them, and I'm sure I can't be the only one who appreciated them. The last woman I told I was going to college to teach responded with "It's a thankless job, with no glory in it." Is everyone obsessed with money? We can't all be pharmacists and doctors. This is not the reaction I had anticipated... Since, when did teaching become the wrong thing to do with your life?

[*Judy*]

Hello everybody

My name is Judy >>> I am from syria >> I graduated this year from English literature
department >> I am fond of the English language and English literature
>> I wish I would have benefit and fun from this site >>

[i3aby]

Hello Everyone,
Well there isn't much to say, My name is Georgia. I am an English student and I am interested firstly in foreign lamguages and also Egyptology. Currently I study Spanish and Japanese and hope to travel in the future as staying in one place can easilly bore me. In my free time I write poetry, I haven't really decided on what I would like to do with my life yet so I enjoy new oppertunities and experiences.

[HoOkEdOnReAdInG]

HIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!

i do not wish to introduce myself or tell anyone where im from, but i prefer math over reading.

[idiosynchrissy]

Hi. I just joined. I have a degree in English and Psychology, neither of which I use at my job. I love weasels and sammiches. I have been perusing this site for a week or so now, and I really enjoy "meeting" people who love to read!

[dugong.is.good.]

This sort of group hug seems to be compulsory. Yet I despise it.

[Girl_in_Dreams]

Hi everyone!
My name is Milana and I'm from Ukraine. English is not my first language, so I have some problems with this, but I trying to learn more and practice. I like reading classic literature and also trying to write by myself.

[LC_Lancer]

Hi,
I am a teacher living near the city where Edgar Allan Poe grew up in Virginia. I love my job and I will be kind when I grade...I mean critique... items I read on this message board.
I have some poetry of my own to share in the coming months/years. I look forward to discussing books, stories, novels, and poems with all of you.


"Why does everyone think teaching is such a horrible career chioce? We all had them, and I'm sure I can't be the only one who appreciated them. The last woman I told I was going to college to teach responded with "It's a thankless job, with no glory in it." Is everyone obsessed with money? We can't all be pharmacists and doctors. This is not the reaction I had anticipated... Since, when did teaching become the wrong thing to do with your life?"
Hi ldevier,
When I left high school, the last person I told I was going to be a teacher replied, "There is no money in it!"
I said, "I don't care about the money."
He immediately said, "You will when bread is $2 a loaf."
I did not change my mind and I love teaching. Do you teach, ldevier?

[Pensive]

Welcome, all! :)


Hi,
I am a teacher living near the city where Edgar Allan Poe grew up in Virginia. I love my job and I will be kind when I grade...I mean critique... items I read on this message board.
I have some poetry of my own to share in the coming months/years. I look forward to discussing books, stories, novels, and poems with all of you.


Hi ldevier,
When I left high school, the last person I told I was going to be a teacher replied, "There is no money in it!"
I said, "I don't care about the money."
He immediately said, "You will when bread is $2 a loaf."
I did not change my mind and I love teaching. Do you teach, ldevier?

Welcome to the forum, LC_Lancer! Am glad you are content with your career choice. :)

[NewDiscovery]

so hello to all Believers IN Christ:;)

[wilbur lim]

Welcome,welcome!This is where the competition of life commenced!

[laidbackperson]

Hello, everybody
I am new member of the forum. I am basically a laid back person, but I like to read and write.:)

[sprinks]

Hello all new members and welcome to the forums! :)