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A reader's guide to Salmon Fishing In The Yemen
Comment posted by dr4537
01 May 2012
The Chetwode-Talbot Beauty featured in the film adaptation of the book was created especially for this film by Robin Elwes, a well sought after fly fishing instructor in the UK. Here is a reference... Read more : A reader's guide to Salmon Fishing In The Yemen
It was a dark and stormy night: The rise of Gothic fiction
Comment posted by zz789747
22 Jul 2011
See: The Gothic Tradition by David Stevens. Cambridge University Press. 2000 This is a very comprehensive overview of the Gothic tradition. Read more : It was a dark and stormy night: The rise of Gothic fiction
It was a dark and stormy night: The rise of Gothic fiction
Comment posted by zz787638
15 Jun 2011
I always saw Gothicism (or the Gothic) as an extension of Romanticism, that is featuring elements of the Romantic in the extreme. What you describe are not elements but archetypes of Gothicism, which... Read more : It was a dark and stormy night: The rise of Gothic fiction
It was a dark and stormy night: The rise of Gothic fiction
Comment posted by zz642566
09 Dec 2010
It seems to me that anything can be classed as 'gothic'. I am studying gothic novels at the moment and have been given Wuthering Heights...?! Could anyone clarify just what conventions a gothic... Read more : It was a dark and stormy night: The rise of Gothic fiction
A reader's guide to 'Home'
Comment posted by Stephanie
28 May 2010
Home is one of the eight books shortlisted for the prestigious International Impac Dublin Literary Award. The winner will be declared on June 17th. The link below will take you to a site with further... Read more : A reader's guide to 'Home'
A reader's guide to Human Traces
Comment posted by Stephanie
10 Apr 2010
I have been teaching this book recently, and wondered if the following info and discussion points might be of help to readers. DISCUSSION POINTS What is the message of this novel? Consider the form... Read more : A reader's guide to Human Traces
A reader's guide to 'Home'
Comment posted by Stephanie
04 Nov 2009
A reader's guide to 'Home'
Comment posted by Lynne B
04 Nov 2009
I agree with you that 'Home' is also Glory's book. The contrasts between Glory and Jack went beyond gender roles and differences for me. I was moved by the ending the writer gave her, and thought she... Read more : A reader's guide to 'Home'
A reader's guide to 'Home'
Comment posted by Stephanie
03 Nov 2009
A reader's guide to 'Home'
Comment posted by Lynne B
31 Oct 2009
I read Gilead some time ago and thoroughly enjoyed it - less dense than Home perhaps but still, as you say, exquisite. Gentle, and moving. I tried Housekeeping, the first one, but couldn't take to it... Read more : A reader's guide to 'Home'