It's the spooky season, & with our chums at the Filmhouse screening the 1925 silent version of Phantom of the Opera (with live music!), & Del Toro's Frankenstein adaptation imminent, it's the perfect time to revisit the original, classic novels.
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SOME OF THE GORGEOUS VERSIONS OF JANE AUSTEN’S TIMELESS NOVELS. Looking at some of the gorgeous different editions of #JaneAusten novels. #ClassicFiction #ClassicLit #PrideandPrejudice
https://rissiwrites.com/2025/07/gorgeous-versions-of-jane-austen-book-editions.html
Shelley Fisher Fishkin's new book, Jim, about Huck Finn's companion, just arrived from Yale University Press. A perfect companion to Percival Everett's acclaimed novel, James, and, of course, the original Huckleberry Finn by the esteemed Sam Clemens.
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“Though the machinery is invention, and the names of the actors imaginary, I cannot but believe that the ground-work of the story is founded on truth. The scene is undoubtedly laid in some real castle.”
Though the machinery is invention, and the names of the actors imaginary, I cannot but believe that the ground-work of the story is founded on truth. The scene is undoubtedly laid in some real castle. Horace Walpole, The Castle of Otranto [Amazon, Bookshop, Publisher, Local Library] Consider also: “Rules are the difference between us and […]
We've got another Mark Twain short story for you this evening, so head on over to https://www.twitch.tv/Chilliteracy to hear about The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg
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