Blogs about: Samuel Richardson
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Aberrancy Prayers in contemplation of Toby Keith ultramodern Detroit
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The Romance Novel - What Is It Exactly?
wrote 1 week ago: I wrote a romance novel. Or so I thought. When I published Dance For a Dead Princess on the last day … more →
Book Review: Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
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wrote 1 week ago: On finishing Les Miserables I ticked another box on the mental list of Really Long Works of Classic … more →
Books I Will Never Review
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wrote 1 week ago: Okay, I admit – I’ve completely stolen the idea for this list from Doug Walker a.k.a. th … more →
the eyes have it
wrote 1 month ago: “Where words are restrained, the eyes often talk a great deal.” Samuel Richardson, 1689 … more →
Thomas Hardy: Rape Culture Hipster
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wrote 1 month ago: According to the Wikipedia page for Tess of the D’Urbervilles, it “may be the most depre … more →
Old wood best to burn...
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wrote 1 month ago: I grow old… I grow old… I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled. The Love Song of J. Alfred P … more →
Romantic Reading List, First Impressions: 'Pamela'
wrote 1 month ago: Pamela is the story of a young servant girl whose beauty encourages her Lord’s over-zealous affectio … more →
Clarissa: or, The History of a Young Lady - $525
wrote 2 months ago: This classic novel tells the story, in letters, of the beautiful and virtuous Clarissa Harlowe … more →
Mr. Hogarth and Mr. Johnson
wrote 2 months ago: Hogarth and Johnson–two figures so closely associated with the culture of mid-eighteenth century Bri … more →
17: A Lame Comic, Performing for Librarians...
wrote 2 months ago: “OK…OK…What if Samuel Richardson’s epistolary novel “Pamela” was updated for today’s audiences, and … more →
2012 Film Roundup: 16 Still to See
wrote 2 months ago: Here are 16 films I really wanted to see and would have, if someone paid me to sit around and watch … more →
I face my fears: The Brontes, and their blog! (Blog Roll, the 5th.)
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wrote 3 months ago: I am going to be blunt: Much of my time at university revolved around one topic alone. Under all cir … more →
Double Standards and the Art of "Seeking"
wrote 3 months ago: In his passage taken from The Rambler No. 97, Samuel Richardson speaks of observations he has made i … more →
Samuel Richardson: Where Have all the Good Women Gone?
wrote 3 months ago: Anyone who has studied Pamela knows that there is nothing like the misogynistic double standards of … more →
Marriage and crime: a question of coercion?
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wrote 3 months ago: The Chris Huhne / Vicky Pryce case raises some interesting questions about marriage, crime and moral … more →
The Greek Slave and Richardson's Pamela
wrote 3 months ago: “The ostensible subject is merely a Grecian maiden, made captive by the Turks and exposed at C … more →
Romance Madness Hop!
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wrote 4 months ago: My Giveaway: Any digital title from my backlist! (Click for excerpts ): A Breach of Promise A Wild … more →
The Life and Times of the Novel: Part 1
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wrote 4 months ago: Ten million copies of the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy were sold in the UK alone last year while the … more →
The final months of Clarissa
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wrote 4 months ago: Yes, I’m done with this thing and it’s actually a couple of months since I finished it. … more →
