We were left at the end of part two with Elizabeth and her Aunt and Uncle Gardner going off to Pemberley. Elizabeth, with a feeling of trespassing indeed runs into Mr. Darcy who was not scheduled to return home until tomorrow. After an awkward 8th grade moment the two recollect themselves and head on with […]
Okay, so I dropped the ball on the second week of my P&P read-along — but with good reason, my internet was down! That has been happening a lot recently and it is so frustrating! Plus, I think the repairman knows what’s wrong but is too lazy to do it, which is even more irksome. […]
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” are the opening lines of Pride and Prejudice. My how far we have come, from believing that life is incomplete without a husband to Go Daddy commercials. Although, that thought is […]
To coincide with my classic author event, spotlighting Jane Austen in March I decided to host a read-along of Pride and Prejudice. I read Pride and Prejudice every year and thought it would be fun to read along with others this year. “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of […]
hosted by Dog-Eared & Bookmarked “And what happened then? Well, in Whoville they say that the Grinch’s small heart grew three sizes that day.” I have decided that A Christmas Carol is like that of The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. Both are up to no good and are saved by a small child, Mr. Grinch […]
hosted by Dog-Eared & Bookmarked The last of the spirits, The Spirit of Christmas Future. Here, the ghost shows Ebenezer what will become of him if he does not change his ways. Ebenezer is show his death bed and grave, with his house stripped of valuables with no one to mourn his passing. I think […]
hosted by Dog-Eared & Bookmarked The Second Spirit, of Christmas Present shows up on Scrooge’s bedpost and they observe his acquaintance’s (if you can call them that) Christmas Eve. At the Cratchit’s despite their lack of funds and a disabled child they are all merry and up beat, extremely so with Tiny Tim, God blessing […]
hosted by Dog-Eared & Bookmarked In Stave Two Scrooge encounters his first spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Past. He is taken by a jolly over-weight being to visit several holidays of his youth, all of which are filled with disappointment and longing. First we see Ebenezer as a young boy who is ostracized by his […]
hosted by Dog-Eared & Bookmarked In Stave One We learn the character of Ebenezer Scrooge and Bob Cratchit, Scrooge being a snobby humbug well, and just a scrooge in general — he’s almost a parody of himself. Bob is kindhearted and is willing to see the good in everyone even his employer Mr. Scrooge. Later, […]
Dog-Eared & Bookmarked is hosting A Christmas Carol Read-a-Long to get into the holiday spirit. Every year I watch It’s a Wonderful Life and the 1938 A Christmas Carol but haven’t actually read the book since high school. A reread is defiantly in order. Weekly Schedule November 24-December 1: Stave One: Marley’s Ghost (pages […]