Posted inPeriod Dramas
Jane Eyre (2011) Review
For some books, like Emma, I read through to the end, closed the book, and wanted to watch a movie version pretty much right away. This was not the case with Jane Eyre. In fact, it was years after I…
Posted inMiscellaneous Vintage-ness
10 Useful Pieces of Victorian Etiquette
I very much enjoy reading Victorian etiquette books. Although, naturally, I don't agree with everything, and although some of it is not applicable for most of us today (the majority of us really don't need to know how you should…
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
UPDATE: If you are seeing this, there's no need to worry; you found the right place! Feel free to ignore this post. As our good friend Bilbo said, "I wish to make an ANNOUNCEMENT." My announcement, however, is not related…
Posted inSpiritual Life
Saint Martha and Maintaining a Proper Focus
Welcome to the July Saint of the Month! July 29 is the feast of Saint Martha. Nearly everyone knows who Saint Martha is. She is most well-known as the sister of Mary, as the sister who was caught up in…
Posted inBookishness
Ten Sentence Prompts to Get Your Writing Juices Flowing
"I know I was writing stories when I was five. I don't know what I did before that. Just loafed, I suppose." - P.G. Wodehouse (P.G. Wodehouse, by the way, is a bloke who wrote over ninety books. The word…
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Sense and Sensibility (2008) Movie Review
Read my reviews of the 1971, 1981, and 1995 Sense and Sensibilitys here, here, and here respectively. In the interest of being upfront, I may as well tell you right away that this review is not likely to be completely…
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Sense and Sensibility (1995) Movie Review
Read my reviews of the 1971, 1981, and 2008 Sense and Sensibilitys here, here, and here, respectively. I may as well start off this review of the much-acclaimed and much-beloved 1995 Sense and Sensibility by revealing to you all that this…
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Sense and Sensibility (1981) Movie Review
Read my reviews of the 1971, 1995, and 2008 Sense and Sensibilitys here, here, and here respectively. It seems that the BBC doesn't always quite know when to stop...or else they just have a surpassing fondness for Sense and Sensibility,…
Posted inBookishness Miscellaneous Period Dramas
Now we pledge ourselves to hold this barricade…
I did not have the foresight to prepare a post for this occasion, so this will be exceedingly short. I merely wish to bring to your attention the fact that today is Barricade Day, the day of the June Rebellion…
Posted inSpiritual Life
Saint Thomas More and Integrity
Welcome to the sixth installment of Saint of the Month! This month, I'm focusing on Saint Thomas More, whose feast day is June 22. Saint Thomas More is one of those saints who is a very well-known historical figure, both…