| Dickens’ A Christmas Carol 29 days ago by lisala Dickens’ A Christmas Carol was first published on December 19, 1843. Written in a feverish haste during a time when, despite his best-selling author status, and the on-going sales of the serialized Martin Chuzzlewit, Dickens was terribly short of money, Dickens managed to write the entire work in si ... Real Book - realbook.com · Rank: 196,902 · 3 references | | Hangover Square 163 days ago by Peter Shelton I read this book by Patrick Hamilton a few days ago, around my 65th birthday. It was actually a re-read, as I first read it some time around 1960. Hamilton is well known as the author of plays, including Gaslight which was made into a successful film, but this is the only work of his that I have rea ... Peter of the Port - peterotheport.blogspot.com | | The Long Haul 174 days ago by Julie I'm finally reading another novel, and have gotten beyond page 50, so it looks like I'm in there for the long haul. The book is called The Reading Group. It reminds me of the other book I read called The Friday Night Knitting Club, in that the story revolves around the lives of a group of women who ... Living on the Edge - julie-livingontheedge.blogspot.com | | Reading: Wheaties, marijuana, or boring? You decide. 211 days ago by Jake Seliger Eventually one must tire of reading the debates about reading and prefer to just read, or, if you’re the sort of person who doesn’t, watch T.V., or whatever—though if you don’t like reading, I’m rather puzzled that you’re at this site. Regardless, you should read this long, worthwhile, and non-polem ... The Story's Story - jseliger.wordpress.com · Rank: 164,469 · 28 references | |