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Thought For the Day: History Is A Novel Whose Author Is the People
“History is a novel whose author is the people.” – Alfred de Vigny, poet, playwright, and novelist (27 Mar 1797-1863)
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Thought For the Day: There Are Three Rules For Writing A Novel. Unfortunately, No One Knows What They Are
“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” – William Somerset Maugham
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Thought For the Day: We Can Sing the Truth and Name the Liars…We Must Work To Overturn the False Narrative of Tyrants
“A poem cannot stop a bullet. A novel can’t defuse a bomb… But we are not helpless… We can sing the truth and name the liars… we must work to overturn the false narrative of tyrants.” – Salman Rushdie, writer … Continue reading
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Pandemic 2020
The days are dark but we will get through this. Pandemic 2020 by Michael Doyle Mass graves mark the passing through Of the last major outbreak of flu There are not moments relegated to history But a devastating part of … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: History Is A Novel
“History is a novel whose author is the people.” – Alfred de Vigny, poet, playwright, and novelist (27 Mar 1797-1863) I would go this one step further and say that the more I have learned about history, the more … Continue reading
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Joseph Andrews – Henry Fielding
Henry Fielding died on October 8, 1754 Henry Fielding lived from April 22, 1707 until October 8, 1754. During his life, this Englishman was a novelist and playwright known for his earthy satire and as the author of Tom Jones. As … Continue reading
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Tagged Cervantes, Classic Literature, Comedy, Don Quixote, Epic, Harvard Classics, Henry Fielding, Joseph Andrews, Novel, Odyssey, Picaresque, Preface, Prose, Tom Jones
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Don Quixote – Cervantes
Cervantes was ransomed from Moorish slavery on September 19, 1580. Don Quixote is also know by its full title The Ingenious Nobleman Mister Quixote of La Mancha. It is the Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra which was published in … Continue reading
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Pilgrim’s Progress – John Bunyan
This Christian allegory written in 1678 by John Bunyan is more fully entitled The Pilgrim’s Progress From This World To That Which Is To Come. It is often said to be the first novel written in English . Certainly, it is … Continue reading
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