So looking forward to Summer Reading together! A word of advice: Skip the preface! We’ll be starting in with Chapter One. And: What Henry James and Virginia Woolf couldn‘t see in Middlemarch.
However...the Prelude offers a salient portal into the novel. Dorothea was aspirational like St. Teresa, seeking an epic life...but not to be because of gender, status, power....
I'm so sorry, running late! Coming soon, promise!
However...the Prelude offers a salient portal into the novel. Dorothea was aspirational like St. Teresa, seeking an epic life...but not to be because of gender, status, power....
I like your snarky rewrite of Austen's first line in Pride and Prejudice!
Hey all - just wondering if I missed the June 4th post - or does the discussion begin on the 5th?
“It is a truth not often acknowledged that all great books do not have equally great openings.” - Mona Simpson
Were I inclined to stitch this might become a pillow phrase in my living room. Looking forward to more.
Oh dear...this makes me want to read Middlemarch again. It’s been two years since I last read it--maybe I’m due for another round. Do I dare!?
What a lot to ponder...looking forward to reading.