Hi Kenneth! Welcome to the forum and I a glad that you like this site!
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Hi Kenneth! Welcome to the forum and I a glad that you like this site!
Hi all,
just as u've noticed I'm here to say hello; I'm a new member,24 years old, a physician, living in Egypt (Cairo), I'm glad to be here.
Well I'm being interested in reading, writing thoughts, listening to music, painting from time to time, & watching cart00n films!!
Welcome BlueRose,
I live in Cairo, Egypt too... I am Egyptian to the bones... Are you Egyptian or you just live here?
Hello Ahmed,
I'm Egyptian & in addition I live in egypt & of course u can see the contradiction here!!!
Hi everybody,
yesterday I became a member of this forum , which seems to be very interesting (though I hadn't and have the time at the moment to get into ist as much as I would like to). It was too late to introduce myself, it is as late as well tonight (I am living in GErmany) but I guess I have t start somehow.
So, Virgil, you've got company. I am even older than you though also being born in 1961. Am I right that we are the dinosaurs of this forum?
I love reading more than anyrhing else. Even more than watching sports, i. e. soccer (too sad, that the worldcup has ended a fortnight ago). Originally after finishing school in 1980 I made an apprenticeship and became a bookseller. Then in 1983 I studied German, English and American literature and got an M. A. degree. And nowadays I am working as a fre lance editor, spending most of the year on one project, writing texts on hotels and restaurants for a guide.
That are merely the first things which came to my mid. Of course my life has some more facettes than just written. Similiar to Madhuri I feel a bit shy writing for the first time here (not in my native language) but do hope to fit in and learn much more about you.
That's it for now
a nice weekend for all of you out there
Andrea
welcome to the forums botswain!! happy posting!
have yourself a barbecue. eat kangeroo. koalas scratch. i am from the sun burnt churn hern learn corn farm field on stilts is our home on stilts. i know people who can never cross the street and meet. they havent got eyes to face the world, you know how they get them soiled. still to decide to find the bride in here? you crazy monk didnt want to be addicted by your holy . caspered out on the shore. i knew legs i knew begs i grew dorms and sprang spregs. to light a match . weekend security are day jobbers. they are part timmers. take proceders we dont want to pay compesation for arm robbers steel crack your elbow.
Hey boatswain, and a warm welcome to the forum from a fellow-countrywoman! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by boatswain
No worries about writing in English, as long as I have been here, people have been nothing but generous and gentle as to my command of English and everybody else's :nod:.
I'm sure you won't be able to avoid fitting in! :D ;) Your being a bookseller and having studied English & American lit. will surely enrich a great many discussions to come! ;)
Hope you'll enjoy yourself! :)
Hi guys! I hope that you wuill enjoy it over here!
Welcome new people! :wave:
First of all, welcome new members (those who joined after my last message to BlueRose here!)
Then,
I must apologise for you, BlueRose, for replying late; it is a habit! (you can ask Madhuri here!). I can see total contradiction actually: an Egyptian and living in Egypt??!! This is really strange!
hey Ahmed, that's OK, you can reply whenever you log-in here. I wonder why are you surprised at an Egyptian living in Egypt??? Dont they live there?????
BTW
Welcome all newcomers :wave:
Hello.everybody!
I'm Candice from China ,i 'd like to make friends here and learn a lot !
Hi Candice. Welcome to lit net. I hope you like it.
Haven't stopped by in a while.
Welcome all!!!!!
Gyz ..It seems i belong here ..love classic lit, fantacy n sci-fi..especially..everyything about them..i mean everything
Hi candece and Nasser! Welcome to the forum!
Hello lit lovers, it seems I have found a place to moor my barque for a while. I like that.
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The thorns which I have reap’d are of the tree
I planted; they have torn me, and I bleed.
I should have known what fruit would spring from such a seed.
Byron
Well,Quote:
Originally Posted by Madhuri
Will I surprise you, Madhuri, to tell you that I have read your message the day you sent it??! Will I surprise you again if I tell you that I log-in here nearly daily??!! Yes, daily. However, I do not reply immediately. I really do not know why. Maybe it is because I want to write something very good, which keeps delaying me! I think replying immediately is better than waiting to write a "fascinating" message, isn't it?
Sorry again for the delay!
Concerning the "Egyptians living in Egypt", I was just joking! :lol: :thumbs_up
Salaam!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ahmed-Adel
Oh Ahmed, if you reply immediately, it would feel as if the message was acknowledged. But not everyone thinks like that, so, if you want you can take your time and write a perfect message. It would be nice to see you post on any thread of your choice though. It would be as if you are around. Why dont you give it a try? I am sure you'll like it.
Allah-Hafiz :)
Welcome Nasser and vhaney :wave:
Welcome to the forum, vhaney and Ahmad-Adel!
Hi, everyone! Wow! What an array of characters for a novel are represented here!
I'm Robert :brow: and joining you brings as much joy as being handed a new toy!
I'm a retired high school Literature teacher, which should tell you SOMETHING
about why I joined you. I didn't come here to take any tests, however, so please refrain from asking the TOUGH questions - my memory doesn't always serve me well.
Three children, all grown; six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren. I love spectator sports, great literature, and classical music by most composers who lived prior to the 1970s. Favorite composers: Jean Sibelius and Ralph Vaughan Williams. Favorite authors: J. R. R. Tolkien and Charles Dickens, representing a rather broad spectrum, don't you think?
But enough about me. I am looking forward to many happy hours spent on this website and to the absolutely fascinating discussions which I know will come.
"The choices we make dictate the life that we lead."
Hi Robert! We are really glad to have you here so welcome to the forum!
Hello--I can never decide if I should post in the "intro yourself" thread or create a new one of my own. In this case, I guess I'll do both. I signed up here thinking it was just the Poe forum, since I got to it via Google. It wasn't until I came back a few weeks later that I saw the full name of the site and decided to explore. What I've seen so far, I like! I love talking about literature of (almost) all kinds.
I guess I'll start a new thread to talk a bit more.
Lija
Hi Lija! Welcome to the forum and that's good, you decided to explore the forum a bit! have fun over here and talk as much about literature as you like!
Thank you for the kind welcome, Pensive from Neverland!
The more time I spend here, the more I like it.
Lija
Welcome Lija! :Wave: It is good to see new members who stay and post! :banana:
Keep enjoying Lit-Net!
Welcome to all the newcomers -- hope to see you around!
Robin -- resident hero-wannabe.
:nod: I'm Glad You could see how strange it is... As some people here couldn't get it (not meaning you Madhuri), hmm Madhuri... from pakistan?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ahmed-Adel
Thank you, RJbibliophil/Piglet
and Robin (again) for making me feel welcome here.
No,Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueRose
Madhuri is from India! You can go some "previous" pages and see how I knew him :)
By the way Madhuri, do you mean that I must try to post in other threads than this one? If so, I did!
Wait a minute I will give you the links of the other threads!
...............
Ah, here you are:
Quote The Book You Are Reading
AND
Novels do not die
That's it :) :thumbs_up
Salaam
Ahmed did u read my suggestion in Novels do not die?????????no?
Hi everybody!
I just joined this forum yesterday and I'm already over the moon. I'm seventeen years old and I've been in love with books for as long as I can remember. I'm from Germany originally but I have spent the last ten years of my life in Lebanon, where I learned English, French and Arabic. A couple of weeks ago I had to leave the country because a war broke out and right now I'm staying with my family in Austria. But enough about that. As soon as I could understand enough English I started to read like crazy. I soon progressed from simple kids' stories to timeless classics. I love Charles Dickens and Jane Austen and of course Shakespeare. But my favourite poems would have to be by Wordsworth. I just love his theme of nature. All my lit education has been self-taught, since our school only teaches English for dummies.
Other than reading, I also like to go to the movies, listen to music, dance, and sometimes paint. Oh and since I'm staying in Vienna now and seeking to brush up on my German, I was wondering if any of you could recommend a good Austrian/German writer. I don't really know anyone (English is my first love). That's all I can think of right now, and thanks Pensive for starting this thread. I'm still finding my way around.
Oh, I almost forgot. You wanted to know what type of books I like, right? Well, the classics, of course, fantasy (LOVE LOVE LOVE) and some sci-fi, historical novels, mythology, fairy tales (H.C.Anderson, Grimms, etc), biographies, detective stories, poems, plays, and anything else I can get my hands on!
Oh, sure I read it. I think that... Well, I will reply you there! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by miss tenderness
I was amazed when I saw the... Well, there also! :lol:
Now, I must greatly greet and welcome ElizabethBennet, because she is a new member, and because she loves Elizabeth Bennet! My avatar is Mr Darcy, her avatar is Elizabeth Bennet! What a coincidence! I adore those characters. Nice avatar Lizzy! :thumbs_up
Welcome to all the Austenians -- now where the devil is Mr. Bingley??
welcom dear Bennet,very nice choice of the avy. that actroess is pretty!you know i saw Preide and prejuidce in the BBC version. Gosh ,Darcy was ugly there :lol: and Eliza is ok ,the whole movie was sucks!
Hello everyone!
I've known and loved the Literature Network page for quite some time but I haven't brought up the courage to join this forum - until now.
Wendy isn't my real name (unfortunately, because I realy like it :D ) and I've never been to Neverland. I live a rather boring life in Austria where I'm a student at university. In 4 years (and I'm hoping it's only going to be those 4 years) I'm going to be an interpreter *wohoo*
As for literature, I'm a big fan of the classics but the biggest part of my heart belongs to fantasy literature. You know, the must-have-reads like Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and, my current favourite, A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin.
My favourite classics would be... well, everything by Jane Austen (except for Persuasion), Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Oscar Wilde's plays (plus Dorian Gray) and North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell.
Whew, that was a big introduction. I guess I'll go explore this forum a bit now. :)
Wendy
Welcome to the forum, ElizabethBennet! Yep, I agree that all the poems of Worsworth about nature are fascinating. I hope that you have fun over here!
And Hi Wendy! You seems like another fan of Peter Pan? Oh come on, Neverland is in your mind. You can be in neverland even when your body lies in Austria. Give it a try!
Oh, I too love HP series and was a fan of it about a year ago. I hope that you will like exploring the forum!