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Silas Marner

Rags to Riches and Anger to Forgiveness Author: George Eliot Silas Marner is a simple man. A weaver, good at his craft. A churchgoer, an engaged man. Nothing out of the ordinary, at least as far as everyone knows. But Silas does have spells, moments where he experiences something like a trance and losses time. In his time and place, this could be misconstrued as demonic, an aberration that requires the strictest judgement. No one must know. When Silas falls into one of his trances while watching over the ill church dean, who later dies, he awakens to a corpse and [...]

2022-08-13T10:39:57-07:00August 13th, 2022|Tags: , , , |

Way We Live Now, The

For Love or Money? Author: Anthony Trollope Augustus Melmotte has recently arrived in London, shadowed by a murky past and rumors. Melmotte is not the usual choice of society: his nationality is suspect, his religion unknown, his wife’s heritage dubious at best, and his mannerisms crass. Yet, he has taken London by storm because of his wealth and the potential money making railroad scheme he has brought to the fore. Haughty society, with land and titles (although very little money), is flocking to the Melmottes, turning a blind eye to their faults, seeking money like vultures looking for carrion. As Melmotte [...]

2022-07-26T09:28:11-07:00July 4th, 2022|Tags: , , , , , |

Rebecca

My New Favorite Novel Author: Daphne du Maurier “If only there could be an invention that bottled up a memory, like scent. And it never faded, and it never got stale. And then, when one wanted it, the bottle could be uncorked, and it would be like living the moment all over again.” ― Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca Rebecca is a lyrical, dream-like story of first love, dark secrets, and the prevailing beauty of a world that hides tragedy, lies, and unholy attachments. Our unnamed narrator is a young girl, cast out into the world, innocent and hopeful, yet convinced of the inevitability [...]

2022-07-26T08:40:02-07:00April 3rd, 2022|Tags: , , , , , , |
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