Let's get this literacy blogging out of the way early so I can be a productive member of society for the rest of the day. Husbandman has been making some negative comments about me lately, in terms of TSOL (time spent on line). I think I straightened him out this morning by reminding him, "Less critique. More compliments. Follow that rule and we'll both have a great day." Here's what I got. I'm nearly done with my NYT reading and the review of a new book about Jane Austen will most likely result in a book purchase by the end of the today. (If I remember). I love Jane Austen's novels, but I've never been a Janeite. I know nothing about her. Maybe it's time to read a biography. The review makes this book sound perfect for me. It's not "aimed at specialists" and is basically "a repackaging of existing academic research."
"Harman's book doesn't contain much about Austen that hasn't been covered elsewhere, but it presents the story of Austen's self-fashioning and later popularity in a convincing, enjoyable way."
Count me in.
7 comments:
Wow! Another excellent photo. Don't stop now.
I recently put the Austin book on my Kindle. It will probably be my next read.
D/
Mini and I saw a pileated woodpecker on our walk today. It was about 20 feet away from us. Took my breath away.
jw
I have been to the Jane Austen museum in Bath. I loved that place.
Let me know what you think of this Austen book. I also love her, and it sounds like something I could really enjoy.
jw, that's awesome about the pileated. i've only seen a few, and I've loved seeing them every time.
Since it's still April, and National Poetry Month, I thought you might like this Mary Oliver quote:
"Poems are not words, after all, but fires for the cold, ropes let down to the lost, something as necessary as bread in the pockets of the hungry."
D/
to JW My friend from Bath doesn't like to read at all. He's an all shoulders arborist. Likely, he'd make a good character in an Austen novel. JB
I meant to KC
I love that poem, D.
Merci, mon amie.
JB: What's an all shoulders arborist?
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