Daniel Deronda was George Eliot’s final novel and her most controversial work.The book contains a double plot, which was quite common with Victorian novelists such as Charles Dickens and William Thackeray, but Eliot took an unusual direction in this novel by introducing a Jewish theme. Between 1860 and 1874, the idea of re-establishing a … Continue reading The Growth of a Soul: Daniel Deronda by George Eliot (1876)
Adam Bede is an unusual book in many respects, which shouldn’t be surprising, as George Eliot was an unusual woman. * George Eliot was the non de plume of Mary Ann Evans * Eliot was a fervent Evangelical up until her early twenties, when she rejected her Christian beliefs * Although she rejected her … Continue reading Adam Bede by George Eliot (1819-1880)
My Pinterest Book Board – I’ve started this account for book reviews. My other Pinterest page is mostly connected to my old blog but I’m adding in links to this blog also: here. It has links to AmblesideOnline books and years. If you are looking for specific book, author, or subject, try the search option … Continue reading Book Reviews
We only have about five weeks left of Ambleside Online Year 10, so while we’re still in progress I thought I’d share some of what we’ve been doing in recent times. I’ve mentioned before that this year Miss 15 yrs had developed a liking for free form poetry. One of her favourite compositions is ‘Home,’ … Continue reading A Peek into Ambleside Online Year 10
The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot (1860) The Mill on the Floss is the story of the imaginative, temperamental Maggie Tulliver and her practical and unsympathetic brother, Tom. Their father muddles through life, honest but also ignorant and belligerent. His poor judgement leads to destitution and great emotional pain for his wife and … Continue reading Bookish Catch-up
This year I\’m stopping at 10 books for this challenge which was hosted by Karen @ books & chocolate. I skipped the \’Comic Classic\’ and \’Classic Play.\’ I did read All Things Bright & Beautiful by James Herriot book aloud to my daughter which was a great laugh in places but it didn\’t qualify for … Continue reading Back to the Classics 2019: Wrap-up Post
I joined The Classics Club five years ago with the intention of reading 50 books in five years. I managed to read and review 71 books in that time so now I’m starting again.So here we go with some of the books I’d like to read in the next five years. I’m adding … Continue reading The Classics Club: A New List
1. 19th Century Classic. Any classic book originally published between 1800 and 1899. The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy (1878) 2. 20th Century Classic. Any classic book originally published between 1900 and 1969. In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden (1969) 3. Classic by a Female Author.A Josephine Tey title…or George Eliot?? … Continue reading Back to the Classics Challenge 2019!!
Between Midnight and Dawn: A Literary Guide to Prayer for Lent, Holy Week, and Eastertide is a rich and beautiful resource compiled by Sarah Arthur and published by Paraclete Press in 2016. This exceptional anthology includes selections from classic and contemporary literature by writers as diverse as Fyodor Dostoevsky, Charles Dickens, G.K. Chesterton, George Eliot, … Continue reading Between Midnight and Dawn: A Literary Guide to Prayer for Lent, Holy Week, and Eastertide
I was a little way into this book before I realised that I had confused authors. I knew the book had been written by Hardy, but as I was reading I was thinking \’George Eliot.\’ I read Adam Bede by Eliot last year and Far From the Madding Crowd has a very similar feel to … Continue reading Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy (1874)
