Tag: novel

• The Man On The Other Side, by Ada Barnett

  As I recorded the first two chapters of this book, I felt grabbed by its paranormal theme. I appreciate the boldness of the main character as she learns to honor the relationship that she develops with the previous owner of her Sussex farm — who is deceased. It made me ponder my own openness to…

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  April 16, 2021

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  England fiction, farm fiction, fiction, literature, novel, paranormal, spiritualism, Sussex

• North and South, Chapter One, by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

  “Edith had rolled herself up into a soft ball of muslin and ribbon, and silken curls, and gone off into a peaceful little after-dinner nap.” — from Chapter 1, North and South, by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. “The first chapter of a book is often the hook to draw a reader in. It could make you…

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  April 2, 2021

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  19th century fiction, England fiction, fiction, historical fiction, literature, northern England fiction, novel, social classes fiction, Victorian society novel

• Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar, Chapter One, by Edgar Rice Burroughs

  book-jacket for Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar, illustration by J. Allen St. John c. 1916 As I recorded this chapter, I worked hard to maintain my focus on the terrifying, suspenseful interaction between sinister characters. I imagined myself seeing the story unfold as I reported it. I’ve never read a comic book. I’ve watched…

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  October 24, 2020

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  adventure, fiction, novel

• Herland, Chapter One, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

  She pointed out that in other species, the females’ superior sense of judgment, and the males’ eagerness to please, caused a far more successful social structure. She applied these principles in this work of fiction.

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  May 22, 2020

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  feminism, fiction, humanism, literature, novel, science fiction, social commentary