19th Century Literature – Julie Stielstra

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Claire Tomalin on Jane Austen

December 14, 2022December 14, 2022 by jstielstra

Jane Austen: A Life by Claire Tomalin My rating: 3 of 5 stars The summer […]

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Thanks to Anton and Semezdin…

May 14, 2022May 14, 2022 by jstielstra

In Semezdin Mehmedinovic’s beautiful and poignant book My Heart (see my full review here), he […]

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Essays Two – Lydia Davis

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 by jstielstra

Essays Two: On Proust, Translation, Foreign Languages, and the City of Arles by Lydia Davis […]

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The Artful Dickens – John Mullan

December 11, 2021December 11, 2021 by jstielstra

The Artful Dickens: The Tricks and Ploys of the Great Novelist by John Mullan My […]

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The Natural History of Edward Lear – by Robert McCracken Peck

June 3, 2021June 3, 2021 by jstielstra

The Natural History of Edward Lear, New Edition by Robert McCracken Peck My rating: 5 […]

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Vincent’s Books – by Mariella Guzzoni

May 31, 2021May 31, 2021 by jstielstra

Vincent’s Books: Van Gogh and the Writers Who Inspired Him by Mariella Guzzoni My rating: […]

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If you’re going to steal…

April 15, 2021April 15, 2021 by jstielstra

I just finished reading an old, long, classic novel I had not picked up in […]