Annis Duff’s “Bequest of Wings”: The Pure and Timeless Pleasure of Good Books
Through another bookish blog I discovered Annis Duff’s “Bequest of Wings: A Family’s Pleasure with Books.” I learned so much, including that […]
“My Bounty is As Boundless As the Sea”: The Feminine Vantage Point Beyond the Material World
My friend’s hairdresser rereads classics covered in high school English classes each decade of her life. Because we live in a culture […]
Ralph Moody’s “Little Britches”: Work and Play in the American West
Just as viruses and bad ideas spread between people, so manners, good living, and, best of all, good books can spread. Through […]
The Serenity of Properly Calibrated Expectations
“The old painters, however diverse their ideas in other matters, all fixed upon one quality as proper to the pattern of Mother. […]
“Bones and Biscuits”: An Uncontroversial Introduction to Enid Blyton
Will you please tell me something? How much would a seaside cost to buy? I’ll tell you why I want one. It […]
Shirley Jackson’s feminine intellect was not unique
The writing of American gothic extraordinaire Shirley Jackson has received renewed interest in recent years as critics have come to appreciate her […]