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Valentines Day Jane Austen variations

Posted on February 6, 2023February 6, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

If you want something special, a bit humorous and romantic to read for Valentine’s Day, here are a couple of e-book suggestions: Mr. Darcy’s Valentine by Heather Moll and As Only Mr. Darcy Can by Laura Hile.

My year 2022 in books

Posted on January 15, 2023February 6, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

This seems as good a day as any to finish up my year-end transition for reading books, since I just finished the last Christmas story I’d set aside to read in 2022, day-before-yesterday, nearly two weeks into 2023. Sometimes, in rebellious moments, I wonder why we insist on these demarcations between time periods, especially ending the year in the middle of a season. It feels so arbitrary to me, especially this year, for some reason. Maybe it’s that the same weather patterns are continuing, and I have some ongoing projects that are the same projects now as they were in December.

Father Christmas and the Goblins

Posted on December 27, 2022February 6, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

This post includes links to two video treasures for the holidays, J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Father Christmas and the Goblins,” a fantasy tale of the North Pole read by Adam F. McCune; and a tour of a Medieval-themed German Christmas market in the city of Esslingen, Germany with Fruity Knitting.

Revisiting Two Favorite Jane Austen Variations

Posted on December 15, 2022February 6, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

Review of two favorite Jane Austen variations that I recently reread: Twelve Days of Christmas, by Jennifer Lang; and As Only Mr. Darcy Can, by Laura Hile. These two selections are available as ebooks from Amazon.com.

The Last Place She Expects to See Mr. Darcy

Posted on December 7, 2022February 1, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

The Last House in Lambton, by Grace Gibson, is a variation on Pride and Prejudice. When Elizabeth volunteers to help out her great aunt by marriage, who is in need of companionship, in Lambton, Derbyshire, she has no idea that Pemberley is only five miles away.

The Flame Ignites

Posted on November 30, 2022January 24, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

I just finished reading The Flame Ignites, by Donna Fletcher Crow. I enjoyed this novel a lot, and it’s a departure from the typical novel, in that it combines some fact with fiction in an unusual way.

Darcy By Any Other Name

Posted on November 8, 2022February 6, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

How would you explain this if it happened to you? Darcy By Any Other Name, a Pride and Prejudice variation by Laura Hile, begins at the Netherfield ball. Proud Mr. Darcy is…

Persuasion — how The Birds helped me get over it

Posted on August 7, 2022February 6, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

How reading Daphne du Maurier’s “The Birds” helped me make peace with Netflix’s 2022 version of Jane Austen’s Persuasion. Exploring the dichotomy between written stories and the movies made from them.

Solaris by Stanislaw Lem

Posted on July 31, 2022February 6, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

Review of Solaris, a science fiction novel by Stanislaw Lem, first published in 1961, now available (since 2014) in a direct-to-English translation by Bill Johnston.

Shadows Fall

Posted on July 3, 2022February 6, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

An invitation to read the blogger’s own book, Shadows Fall by Barbara W. Klaser, available as an Amazon Kindle ebook.

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