Favorite book quotes from this week, including Michael Willrich, John Grisham, Emma Donoghue,Steven Pressfield, Adam Levin, Victor Hugo, & Philip…
Jules Verne was born on this day, 8 February, 1828 (d: 24 March, 1905) in Nantes, France. Verne is considered…
When Madame Bovary was serialized in a newspaper, the French government sued the author and publisher on charges of immorality.…
October 14 1822, the anniversary of poet Victor Hugo & his childhood sweetheart Adèle Foucher. The marriage survived infidelities, children…
I was very impressed with The Hunchback of Notre Dame and thought the last 200 pages were certainly work trudging…
The dark, brooding and punishing interactions between the complex characters are a mastery of storytelling. The characters are also part…
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