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Original, intriguing, beautiful characters, but strangely unengaging.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Muriel Spark
6/10
British author Dame Jilly Cooper dies at 88 after a fall
British novelist Dame Jilly Cooper, acclaimed for her bestselling 'Rutshire Chronicles' series that began with 'Riders' in 1985, has died aged 88 after a fall at her home in Gloucestershire. Known for her witty and bold portrayals of the British upper classes, her books โ including 'Rivals' and 'Pol... [More info]
Remembering Dame Jilly Cooper, Queen of the Bonkbuster Genre and Celebrated Novelist
Dame Jilly Cooper, who passed away at age 88, was a bestselling author famously known as the 'Queen of the bonkbuster' for her risquรฉ and entertaining novels about sex, glamour, and British upper-class life. Her breakthrough came in the mid-1980s with the Rutshire series, featuring iconic characters... [More info]
Obituary: Celebrated Author Dame Jilly Cooper Passes Away at 88
Dame Jilly Cooper, the celebrated British author known for her Rutshire Chronicles, has died at the age of 88. Born Jilly Sallitt in Hornchurch, Essex, she grew up in Yorkshire and later moved to London, where she pursued a career in journalism before becoming a novelist. Cooper gained fame for her ... [More info]
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Do we need to have a better understanding of immigration, race, and history? Gosh, this read is long overdue for me!
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@acarsdrama unexpected #AVgeek / #BritishLiterature crossover.. https://live.acarsdrama.com/@acarsdrama/114908682381468315
Could the Semicolon Die Out? Recent Analysis Finds a Decline in Its Usage in British Literature and Confusion Among U.K. Students
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Hello. Georgiana Brummell is not my legal name, but it is what I use. I chose it in honour of Beau Brummell. I live in New Jersey and am forty-one years old. Some of my interests include studying dandyism, nineteenth-century English grammar, Upper Received Pronunciation, the Italian language, British history, the Regency, opera, and MS-DOS and its current varients. I like coffee, tea, wine, cooking, classic literature, nature and historical documentaries, old BBC radio shows, gardening, hot weather, and playing cards and dice. I love opera, particularly singers from the 1940's and earlier, with Tito Schipa, Beniamino Gigli, Ferruccio Tagliavini, and Mattia Battistini being my favourite singers. I also enjoy English and Viennese operettas. In classical music, I like Baroque through early Romantic. I prefer antique menswear (usually Edwardian) and accessories. I love wit, wordplay, and dry humour without vulgarity, though I do enjoy adult fun. I am happily childfree and am not religious. I have been totally blind since I was two months old, due to Retinopathy of Prematurity.
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Winning Rouge. Victorian. Mystery. Crime. Thief. Thriller.
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๐งต 2/2
...Edith Nesbit's "Psammead" series not only engaged me with narrative but also suggested to me, particularly in the second and third books, that "another world is possible".
I am sure that such a suggestion formed part of Nesbit's authorial intention, given that she was a committed socialist and founding member of the Fabian Society.
Fantasy in literature is sometimes criticized as "escapist". Whenever such a label is applied to disparage this or other genres, I respond by conceding that escapism might well be a motive for readers or audiences; I then ask what are they trying to escape from and where are they trying to escape to.
The politics of escapism are by no means straightforwardly quietistic or socially soporific.
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๐งต 1/2
"Lord of the Rings" meant much to me in my early adolescence, but I have not reread it since then and have no current plans to do so.
Nevertheless, this piece's claim that LOTR should not be dismissed as simplistic reaction fascinated me.
This fascination stems in part from views I already espoused regarding the political potency of fantasy and magic in the arts and literature.
For example...
https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/tolkien-against-the-grain/
#LordOfTheRings #Tolkien #Fantasy #Books #Literature #GerryCanavan #BritishLiterature #EnglishLiterature
Thus came John Narcissus Dean to be swinging his sturdy legs on a box aboard an Austrian-Lloyd steamer bound for Samsoon.
From~ Scissors : A #Novel of youth by #CecilRoberts #Book #Books #BritishLiterature
DAY 18 - Book Challenge : 20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just #BookCovers. #20books #20books20days #BookCover #BritishNovelist #BritishRaj #India #Imperialism #Racism #Sexism #EdwardianLiterature #BritishLiterature #LiteraryImpressionism #ColonialLiterature #MysteryLiterature #EMForster #India_BrtishRule #FrankWilliamBrangwyn
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DAY 13 - Book Challenge : 20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just #BookCovers. #20books #20books20days #BookCover #TheBoatsOfTheGlenCarrig #WilliamHopeHodgson #WeirdFiction #WeirdLiterature #BritishLiterature #HorrorLiterature #FantasyLiterature #CosmicHorror
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DAY 11 - Book Challenge : 20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just #BookCovers. #20books #20books20days #BookCover #LordJim #BritishWriter #BritishLiterature #LiteraryImpressionism #NauticalLiterature #AdventureLiterature #JosephConrad #TheBurialAtSea_Painting_1890 #FrankWilliamBrangwyn
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DAY 10 - Book Challenge : 20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just #BookCovers. #20books #20books20days #BookCover #Gormenghast #BritishWriter #BritishLiterature #CoverIllustration #Cover_Art #Book #Books #Art #Mystery #TitusGroan #MervynPeake #Gothic #GothicLiterature #Literature #AlternativeReality #FantasyLiterature
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1. Enjoyed reading Somerset Maugham's short story "The Book-Bag" while sitting in a diner eating a cheese, pepper, and ham omelette with home fries.
2. In Starbucks, the barista told me how she and her coworkers like to dip madeleines in cold foam. She gave me a free cup so I could try it out. Delicious!
3. Two Kpop groups put out performance videos that I had been wanting to see.
https://c.im/@jemmesedi/114260989795797172
https://youtu.be/XjQKDQK3i9A?si=0j8LtAYHfK3CvUK6
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I am now going to drink tea and read a short story by Somerset Maugham, for whom I think the designation "first rate second rate writer" was originally coined. Then I'll go to bed!
Image: W. Somerset Maugham, photo by Paul Thompson -- Wikimedia Commons -- Public domain
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