Of all the revived, republished classic books available, the 4 Hedgerow Tales are my favorites. These were ahead of their time, "retold" back in the 1980s, forerunners of the latest trend. The illustrations by Sandra Fernandez are exquisite and appear on almost every page. (Note that these Hedgerow Tales are not related to Enid Blyton's … Continue reading Hedgerow Tales, Mrs. Gatty’s Parables of Nature
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Review of Back to Arcady by Frank Waller Allen
Thirty years ago it was said of me that I was as gallant a beau as ever bowed over a fair lady's hand... I am more years past fifty than I like to acknowledge, and now a girl of twenty is coming to upset the habits and routine of a lifetime. One of my treasures … Continue reading Review of Back to Arcady by Frank Waller Allen
Titus: A Comrade of the Cross – a classic novel for Easter
In 1894, a publisher held a writing competition to obtain the best manuscript that would inspire a child’s Christian faith. Florence Kingsley submitted her manuscript for Titus: A Comrade of the Cross and won the $1,000 award. In six weeks, 200,000 copies had been printed to meet demand. The story is about a young boy … Continue reading Titus: A Comrade of the Cross – a classic novel for Easter
The Real Diary of a Real Boy by Henry A. Shute
As previously posted, I love diaries, and I found many diaries online, including Mark Twain’s “discoveries” of Adam’s Diary and Eve’s Diary. Then I looked at an actual diary from 1771, written by Anna Green Winslow of Boston, noticing that, in many respects, what was important to this 12-year-old girl in the 18th century is … Continue reading The Real Diary of a Real Boy by Henry A. Shute
Diary of Anna Green Winslow, a Boston School Girl of 1771
In previous posts, I wrote about my absolute joy in reading Extracts from Adam’s Diary and Eve’s Diary. Reading (and even re-reading) some parts of these made me laugh almost to exhaustion. Other parts were serious and surprisingly tender compared to the other books I’ve read by Mark Twain. At Project Gutenberg (gutenberg.org) I also … Continue reading Diary of Anna Green Winslow, a Boston School Girl of 1771
Eve and her Pet Brontosaurus
As I mentioned in my previous post, I love diaries, and at Project Gutenberg I found many diaries available to read, listen to and download to my Kindle. The first one I read was Excerpts from Adam’s Diary, supposedly written by Adam. This book by the American humorist Mark Twain was published in 1904. Well, … Continue reading Eve and her Pet Brontosaurus
Diaries from Hundreds—even Thousands—of Years Ago
I love diaries, and have written in various forms of journals since I was about 10 years old. I enjoy reading them almost as much as writing them, and find reliving first hand experiences (yes, even my own) fascinating, educational and often humorous and inspiring. At Project Gutenberg (gutenberg.org) I found many diaries available … Continue reading Diaries from Hundreds—even Thousands—of Years Ago
Happily Writing 