The Scarlet Letter is excellent. There's some great imagery, especially satanic imagery in reference to a certain character.
The Scarlet Letter is excellent. There's some great imagery, especially satanic imagery in reference to a certain character.
I'm weary with right-angles, abbreviated daylight,
Waiting for a winter to be done.
Why do I still see you in every mirrored window,
In all that I could never overcome?
I loved reading "The Scarlett Letter" - it was very fascinating and especially the parts that *Classic* is referring to. Interesting and complex book and characters, and the story draws you in right away. I did like Hawthorne's "House of the Seven Gables", as well. I think that "The Scarlett Letter" is more dynamic though, with greater impact.
"It's so mysterious, the land of tears."
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Goodbye Mr chips to replace a copy that I gave away, this is the second time I've done this!
Here were we wretched creatures of men making for each other's throats, and outraging the good earth which God had made so fair a habitation [Prester John - John Buchan].
Lucky you. Wish I were reading some early American literature right about now...Originally Posted by mercy_mankind
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and i'm reading it.
Just bought The Faerie Queene, to read in preparation for the GRE.
Oh my gosh, I bought a bunch of books the other day; Dover Publications had this big sale - called Private Sale with 25% off anything one ordered, even included the bargain bin books. They already said they shipped the order so I better make space for some new books. God knows where I am going to put them. Here are the ones I bought (they were relatively cheap)...and my friend and I placed a full order so we didn't have to pay any shipping.
The Ambassadors ~ Henry James
The Encantadas and Other Stories ~ Melville
The Golden Age ~ Kenneth Grahame, Illustrated by Maxfield Parrish
Mother: A Book of Quotations ~ various authors (probably for a gift)
The Queen of Spades and Other Stories ~ various, I believe
The Voyage Out ~ Virgina Woolf
Monday or Tuesday: Eight Stories ~ various
Dulac's Fairy Tale Illustrations in Full Color
Edited this post; Jamesian pointed out to me that The Encantadas is by Melville...my confusion and bad memory.
Original Shirley Temple Paper Dolls in Full Color (either for nostalga's sake or for my grand-daughter)
Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream ~ Arthur Rackham Illustrations
Last edited by Janine; 11-14-2008 at 02:59 PM.
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Ulysses by Joyce
After hearing it brought up in nearly every conversation about the greatest books, I just had to get it when I started to read again. Although I am now a little intimidated by it and it's sitting in my door just waiting to be picked up.
Not Melville?
Jamesian, Yes, you are absolutely right - it was Melville; just that I mixed it up, because I almost bought another similar book by Conrad. Thanks for pointing that out, I edited my former post. I wanted to read the lead story, because it stated that it is about the Galapodos Islands, which never cease to fascinate me; plus can you believe it (?), I have never read any Melville...figured this would introduce me to the author. Do you know the story - is a good one?
Last edited by Janine; 11-14-2008 at 03:00 PM.
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
"Naked lunch" W.S Burroughs
"Brideshead revisited" E Vaugh
"Brave new world" A Huxley
Through the darkness of future past
the magician longs to see
one chance out between two worlds
'Fire walk with me.'
Twin Peaks
I found The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson at a book fair. I'm not a great fan of Tennyson, but I guess I just wanted to extend my poetry collection and complete works of poetry are usually quite expensive so for a bargain I could do worse.
And I also bought Simon Wiesenthal's memoirs, The Murderers among us. Can't wait to start that one.
My lifelong love affair with books and reading continues unaffected by automation, computers, and all other forms of the twentieth-century gadgetry.
People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.
Logan Pearsall Smith, 1931
Hi manolia, I didn't read the first one, but I can attest for the other two. Both are excellent reads! Huxley wrote "Brave New World" and since I hadn't read it in years, I decided to revisit the book to view in in a new perspective. This came about because I was amazed to find out that he fashioned his protagonist after D.H. Lawrence (they were good friends up until Lawrence early death). I found my second reading really rewarding. Than after that I found this essay by Huxley free at my library "Brave New World Revisited"...I read that and found it quite interesting although one has to project yourself back in time, because some of the ideas are now antiquated, yet some have actually come into fruition, which to me made the two books fascinating.
"Brideshead Revisited" is such a different type of book - very unique. I really liked it and the mini-series, by the BBC is excellent.
Virgil and I just talked about discussing "The Rainbow" in the winter or the early spring of next year. Hope you can come aboard again. It will be such fun.
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
I wouldn't miss it.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
I know; it is your favorite book of L's.I wouldn't miss it.
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
East of Eden - because I recently reread Of Mice and Men and was reminded how much I love Steinbeck.
Midnight's Children - because I've never read any of Rushdie's workand I noticed this one was on the table for Booksellers' Choice of 2008.
Tolstoy´s Anna Karenina and War and Peace. Picked them up from a local flea market, both paperbacks in unread condition and 0.50 euro each
Last edited by Marcus Mattheus; 11-16-2008 at 02:21 PM. Reason: spelling
Reply With Quote
