Advantages: Very interesting romantic story set in 18th century England, lots of humour Disadvantages: May not be interesting if you are not into novels with such themes
"Behind the scenes"
In my search for a book similar to Jane Austen’s novels, I came across ‘Evelina Or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World’, an epistolary novel (narrated through letters), by Frances Burney (1752- 1840). And I am glad t ...
Advantages: pretty and romantic story Disadvantages: slightly typified and unexciting
Evelina is a story about an unusually beautiful young women born into an unusual social position. A mystery surrounds her background and as the story unravels she (and we) discover her true situation. If this is all sounding a little bit familiar then thi ...
Lydia Aspen comes to live in the town on Evensford after the death of her father. Living with two elderly aunts, she leads a solitary existence until a local lad, Richardson, introduces her into Evensford society in the 1920s. Richardson soon falls in lov ...
Advantages: Interesting stories; good characterisation; great sense of time and place Disadvantages: A little bit depressing at times!
So far I have reviewed an assortment of trashy novels on this site. However I feel it is time to embrace my inner geek and review something more cultured and intellectual from my bookshelf! I was first introduced to Thomas Hardy while at uni. I had actua ...
In Northern Italy is the valley of the river Po. It lies between the Po and the Apennines and it is here that the little world of Don Camillo can be found. The name of the actual village is immaterial as there are countless villages just like Don Camillo ...
