2nd April 2019, 4:03am I found pizza in my bed! It was the morning after our return from London and, because of my internal clock still ticking on UK time, I woke up at 4am in desperate need to pee. I pulled the blanket aside and could see in the faint light of the pre-dawn morning that there was something in my bed. It had the size of my thumb nail and my first thought was that it was some sort of mutant bug. I picked it up; it was cold and squishy. In the bathroom light I could clearly identify it as a small piece of pizza covered in…
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Romantics, Rebels and Reactionaries: English Literature and Its Background, 1760-1830
Romantics, Rebels and Reactionaries: English Literature and Its Background, 1760-1830 by Marilyn Butler My rating: 1 of 5 stars Part of my ongoing research in preparation for my graduate thesis. I mostly focused on the section dealing with Jane Austen and her work, regardless, I really have no idea what this author’s point was supposed to be. I noticed slight anger in her writing, unnecessary social and even personal criticism and more than a few times I found the author judging Jane and her literary choices based on modern times and practices. Almost every time the author began a new point it was built up to encourage literary discussion, maybe…
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Jane and Her Gentlemen
Jane and Her Gentlemen: Jane Austen and the Men in Her Life and Novels by Audrey Hawkridge My rating: 3 of 5 stars Part of my ongoing research in preparation for my graduate thesis. This was a fun and cute sort of summary of Jane’s life and works regarding it from the males in her life and the males that made it into her works of fiction. The author used a lot of quotes from her correspondence, sometimes taking over most of the page with the author’s own contribution limited to one sentence to provide context. For someone, who has done as much research on Jane as me in the…
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The Gentleman’s Daughter: Womens Lives in Georgian England
The Gentleman’s Daughter: Womens Lives in Georgian England by Amanda Vickery My rating: 4 of 5 stars Part of my ongoing research in preparation for my graduate thesis. This is the second book by Vickery I have read during my research. Sadly, both books did not contain anything that could help me with my research, but that does not mean the books were not good. Just like the last one, this one contained a wealth of information that was presented in a very interesting and personal way. I was invested in what the author had to share, and it was engaging. Regardless of the fact that I can’t use specific…
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The Georgian Gentleman
The Georgian Gentleman by Michael Brander My rating: 3 of 5 stars Part of my ongoing research in preparation for my graduate thesis. Even though my research focuses on women in the Georgian era, I thought it might be beneficial to learn a bit about the male side of things as well. There might be useful information that could help me along the way during my analysis of Austen’s works. Unfortunately, I had no such luck, which truthfully frustrated me. Actually, that is not quite true. There was one point the author makes that could help me with my argument. So, I should make sure I make a note of…
