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The Scandal of the Season: A Novel by Sophie Gee

Pericles (Folger Shakespeare Library) by William Shakespeare

Persuasion (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen

The Vision of Emma Blau by Ursula Hegi

The Little Company by Eleanor Dark

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Norton Critical Editions) by Robert Louis Stevenson

Tea with Mr.Rochester by Frances Towers

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Library1,023 books — see library

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TagsFiction (548), British (340), 20th century (292), Virago Modern Classic (176), American (139), 20th Century (119), given away (109), Literary Criticism (75), Shakespeare (68), 19th century (67) — see all tags

Groups18th-19th Century Britain, 50 Book Challenge, 75 Books Challenge for 2008, Anglophiles, Asian Fiction & Non-Fiction, Clarissa's Cottage, Dutch writing in English - An appreciation, Elizabethan England, Girlybooks, Historical Fiction — show all groups

Favorite authorsNadeem Aslam, Jane Austen, Geraldine Brooks, E.L. Doctorow, Theodore Dreiser, Elizabeth Gaskell, Stephen Greenblatt, Thomas Hardy, Seamus Heaney, Edward Hirsch, Henry James, Ha Jin, Ben Jonson, Galway Kinnell, Karleen Koen, Hari Kunzru, Jhumpa Lahiri, D.H. Lawrence, Chang-rae Lee, Christopher Marlowe, John Marston, Ian McEwan, Thomas Middleton, Lorrie Moore, Jude Morgan, Simon Schama, Rachel Seiffert, Vikram Seth, William Shakespeare, Joan Silber, Ali Smith, Zadie Smith, David Starkey, Tom Stoppard, Elizabeth Taylor, Anthony Trollope, John Webster, Alison Weir, Edith Wharton (Shared favorites)

About me I teach 16th and 17th British literature, particularly drama. I read a lot of fiction--historical novels set in many places and time periods, contemporary British fiction, classics, and more. Fiction keeps me sane in the midst of reading stacks of freshman essays!

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The Unknown Errors of Our Lives by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
The Warden by Anthony Trollope
Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
The Deportees and Other Stories by Roddy Doyle
Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones
Afterwards by Rachel Seiffert
Lady Susan by Jane Austen
The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani
Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell
The Small House at Allington by Anthony Trollope
The Gathering by Anne Enright
England's Mistress: The Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton by Kate Williams
The Accidental by Ali Smith
Astonishing Splashes of Colour by Claire Morrall
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan

About my library Most of the books in my LT catalogue are for my leisure reading. I have barely begun to add scholarly books related to my research and teaching.

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Real nameDeborah

LocationChambersburg, PA

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Member sinceJun 17, 2007

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The Village Voice and The Sunday NY Times Book Review seem to give it glowing reviews. Maybe I'm just not her intended audience! I'm a little bummed I spent the money on it, but hey! Every book is a risk (and it is still possible that it was my mood or that I didn't give it long enough). XXXX Lois

posted by avaland at 3:28 pm (EST) on May 12, 2008

Hi, just got your message and I will be glad to post a booklet out to you. The post office will be closed today so I will get it in the post for you tomorrow.

This sounds silly but it's actually quite exciting. I've never sent a letter to America before.

posted by Jodyreadseverything at 11:52 am (EST) on May 12, 2008

Hi Deborah; No, its Kyra by Carol Gilligan. I can't quite put my finger on it, but the prose seemed stilted in some way. I read a paragraph out loud to my husband and it didn't sound bad that way.

I found my book in just the last hour...I left it in the scanner! Does Susan Grubar have a novel out? I have her "Rooms of Our Own" and was a little less than enthralled.

I told my husband I am going to have to go to a writer's retreat or at the very least leave home to finish my final project!!!! (except I need the internet).

XXXX Lois

posted by avaland at 11:37 am (EST) on May 12, 2008

Hi Deborah,

I just wanted to let you know that "Blue Skies & Jack and Jill" has arrived safely. Thank you so much!!!

I was just reading the critics' blurbs at the front -- "There is a bitchy edge...", "...venom is dispensed with telling skill." -- I think I'm going to like this one. :)

Thanks again!

posted by sqdancer at 9:35 pm (EST) on May 7, 2008

Deborah,

Thanks for all your advice on the Shakespeare reads.

I found another one in the library that I have borrowed for a browse- "Decoding a Hidden Life' by Rene Weis. There seems to be alot of recent books about Shakespeare which amazes me considering how little is actually known of the person.

Thanks again. I am a latecomer to the Bard, cos although we did a few plays in school and go regularly to plays in the summer, I have found only recent enjoyment in further understanding the his work.

Cheers,

Karen

posted by kiwidoc at 2:13 am (EST) on Apr 19, 2008

Hi:

I just read your comment about teaching freshmen and looking for new works dealing with immigration. This may be a little too young for your audience, but perhaps not. I have also posted some other titles in that thread.

I have just come across a Young Adult title dealing with immigration from Bangladesh to the US. I have not read it yet, but it looks promising, with good blurbs from Booklist and Kirkus Reviews, and nominations for multiple awards in 2007. It is called Ask Me No Questions and is by Marina Budhos.

posted by polutropos at 11:16 am (EST) on Apr 8, 2008

Hallo, don't wish to impose, but I notice that you're currently reading North and South. This morning's Guardian has an article by Jenny Uglow that might interest you...
All the best, Carolyn

posted by citizenkelly at 7:36 am (EST) on Feb 23, 2008

Hi

I posted your VMC today. It's coming by surface mail, but hopefully it won't take ages to arrive.

Charlotte

posted by charbutton at 5:00 am (EST) on Feb 23, 2008

Almost forgot: the painting is by Bouguereau and is called The Story Book. Happy New Year!!

posted by marise at 12:21 pm (EST) on Dec 31, 2007

Thanks so much for adding me as a friend. I was in awe when I saw your library. You have quite the mind!! By the way can I mention how much I love this site. How else would I get to meet such great readers as yourself?

To answer your question: I have not catalogued most of my books as I sometimes get overwhelmed while doing it.But its fun though. I also think that your idea to catalogue them once I get them is the best way.

Back to your library, I am getting so many reading ideas from your catalogue. My books to read has grown so large just from looking at your library. I think I may have discovered a whole new world of historical fiction just from looking at your stuff. Previously, the only historical novels I had heard of were Phillippa Gregory's stuff(which I am yet to really read).

Anyways, thanks again!! Hope to talk to you more.

posted by TrishNYC at 8:00 pm (EST) on Dec 3, 2007

You're welcome! I like your picture, too (but then, I do have a Waterhouse calendar up on my wall -- which has another of the same subject on its cover).

I posted the full details of my picture on my own profile -- you're not the first person to ask about it -- but it's a painting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The artist is Samuel F. B. Morse. If I remember the card at the museum from the last time I was up there, the sitter is his daughter. It's an even more striking painting in person, partly because it really needs to be seen full-size. True, the effect isn't quite the same as Leutze's painting (also used on the cover of Washington's Crossing), but still worth seeing "live" next time you're in town. And yes, the Leutze painting is also at the Met.

posted by AnnaClaire at 9:27 pm (EST) on Oct 16, 2007

How fascinating! I did my undergraduate degree at Dickinson College. The area is unbelievably beautiful.

Yes, your location is perfect without question--not that distant from 2 major metropolitan/cultural centers.

Joyce

posted by Joycepa at 6:00 pm (EST) on Oct 3, 2007

Hi Deborah-
I'm an actress, and I'm passionate about Shakespeare and the Jacobean playwrights which explains my love of English history from that period. Your library is great! I just finished reading "Imposture", and I quite enjoyed it. Any recommendations?

Cheers,
Rachel

PS I assume that your member name is in reference to "The Duchess of Malfi" :)

posted by rachelmarlene at 12:23 pm (EST) on Sep 11, 2007

We have some wonderful historical novels in common, and I enjoy Jude Morgan's books as well. (He's written many other historicals as T.R. Wilson, if you're not familiar with his earlier work.)
If you decide to take a look at my historical fiction guide, I hope you enjoy it!

posted by ariadne02 at 11:40 am (EST) on Jun 22, 2007

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