If you have spent much of your childhood and adulthood wishing you were a part of a Jane Austen-esque world, these ten book-to-screen adaptations of Austen’s works are the right place to start! Jane Austen was an English novelist popularly known for her six novels exploring the patriarchal social mores of her time while also…
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Did it Really Happen Like That? 15 Best Books With an Unreliable Narrator
Below is a subjective list of 15 very compelling reads featuring an unreliable narrator. They are bound to leave you grappling for the truth! I neither expect nor solicit belief –Edgar Allan Poe, The Black Cat Trying to define an unreliable narrator leaves us tangled in the unenviable position of trying to explain a reliable…
Timeless Tales: 20 English Classics to Enrich Your Literary Journey
20 English Classics to Enrich Your Literary Journey: In a world inundated with countless new books being published every year, the timeless allure of English classics beckons us to embark on a transformative journey through the annals of literary greatness. These literary treasures, carefully crafted by the masterful pens of revered authors, possess an enduring…
Rekindling the Magic: In Defence of Re-Reading Old Favorites
Imagine this: it’s a rainy Sunday afternoon, and you’re curled up on the couch with a cup of tea, a cozy blanket, and a book you’ve read a dozen times before. You know the story by heart, the characters are like old friends, yet you can’t help but get lost in the pages once again….
Pride and Prejudice: What Makes it Still Relevant?
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” These lines by Jane Austen at the beginning of Pride and Prejudice have been immortalized by their continuing relevance through time. Every single human being I know (mostly women) swoons at the…