Three Stories by M.R. James
I’ve done a little M.R. James story sampling for the R.I.P. Challenge. The stories are “Canon Alberic’s Scrap-Book,” “The Mezzotint,” …
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Reading in Public
I’m reading Les Liaisons Dangereuses on the train this afternoon on my way home from work and a man sits …
First We Read, Then We Write
First We Read, Then We Write: Emerson on the Creative Process by Robert D. Richardson, is a slim and enjoyable …
Mansfield Park
Even letting Mansfield Park sit over the weekend I still don’t know what to say about it. I hoped for …
Promises, Promises
How long can I promise to write about Mansfield Park and keep putting it off? Everyday this week was going …
1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets
I just watched a wonderful little film called 1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets, discovered in my weekly American …
Some New Books for the Piles
I have accumulated a few new books over the past week or so and now have a lovely backdrop to …
The Weekend, Unplugged
I survived my three-day at-home unplugged weekend. It wasn’t always easy, let me tell you. I was somewhat disappointed by …
