I love Victorian ghost stories because they embody one of my favorite storytelling elements–the past haunting the present. In addition, the function of most Victorian ghost stories was to produce the pleasurable shudder, another of my favorite things.
Read MoreThis is a fantastic read to curl up with beside a warm fire on these dark winter nights. It’s a good, slow read, one you’ll really want to wallow in. And if you’re anything like me, and you love the work of the Bronte sisters, as well as a dark and gothic tale, you’ll enjoy The Distant Hours by Kate Morton.
Read MoreMany claim Charles Dickens invented Christmas. And there’s a reason why. Click on the link for my full review.
Read MoreA review on the back of the book reads: “If you’ve ever wondered about the backstory of the man who Jane eventually teaches to love again, Mr. Rochester is officially wish fulfillment.” This is Edward Fairfax Rochester’s story, as told from his point of view.
Read MoreThings do not go as planned for the novel’s protagonist, Pip, in his quest to rise socially. And since this is a Dickens novel, rest assured, there are lessons to be learned.
Read MoreRomance, passion, vengeance. Wuthering Heights has it all. And there’s a reason it has not been out of print in over one-hundred and seventy years.
Read MoreReading this book is like having your own personal tour of ten famous houses in literature, such as: Rebecca’s Manderley, Great Expectations’s Satis House and Jane Eyre’s Thornfield Hall.
Read MoreThis book contains three of my favorite storytelling elements: Settings with Atmosphere, Houses as Characters, The Past Haunting the Present
Read MoreThis book contains over 135 classic poems and stories.
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