Jen the Librarian
The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
updated
My camera decided to focus on the background instead of my face in this video. I know it's annoying, but I didn't have time to re-film so I'm sorry about the quality. So rather than not post a video I decided to put this up. Hopefully I can sort this out for next time.
Books mentioned:
π Annie Jacobsen - Nuclear War
π Rachel Clarke - The Story of a Heart
π Helen Scales - What the Wild Sea Can Be
π Katherine Arden - The Bear and the Nightingale
π Samantha Harvey - The Western Wind
π Lucy Holland - Sistersong
π Rory Stewart - Politics on the Edge
If you're interested in the Victorian House we stayed in, you can find out more at:
cottages.com/cottages/st-marys-victorian-chambers-uk46672
Timestamps:
06:28 Books read last week
22:48 Reading Now
26:52 New books & Library books
35:22 Victorian holiday home
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π Claire Gilbert - I, Julian
π Salman Rushdie - Knife
π Katherine Arden - The Warm Hands of Ghosts
π Hilary Mantel - The Wolf Hall Trilogy
π₯
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Books mentioned:
π Delphine de Vigan - Loyalties
π Nathan Evans - One Last Song
π Yelena Moskovich - Nadezhda in the Dark
π Maggie O'Farrell - I Am, I Am, I Am
π Helen Oyeyemi - Peaces
Some recent videos from me:
π₯ July Library Book Haul youtu.be/ymwx6632BVw
π₯ Getting back on the reading wagon youtu.be/j-w-q4fWvVI
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I got a subscription to Queer Book Box to help me get back into reading. If you also have a subscription, let me know what you think of it.
You can get Β£5 off a book box using this link: https://account.queerbookbox.com?r=170894&s=7191
In editing this video and cutting out a bit where I accidentally repeated myself, I actually managed to cut out the name of the second book I read and the author. Apologies! It's Nadezhda in the Dark by
Yelena Moskovich
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My last video:
youtu.be/9-6mCZU2zkc?si=2oFQSIa-28ZmQZOi
Irish Readathon:
Hosts: @wordsofclover @LeanneRose @lisainbookland
Read Good Challenge:
@benreadsgood youtu.be/HI4eJcfdG8U?si=xLh74ng3YZGls7Zl
Gunpowder, Fiction & Plot:
@GunpowderFictionPlot youtu.be/rUPW-IzCfOM?si=7BN3DpzqU5DnQzEA
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I've set up a Storygraph challenge for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction, if you're reading along you can join in:
app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/f7bde94c-2499-444e-b115-bf0303fa578e
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π Anne Bronte - Agnes Grey
π Lauren Groff - Delicate Edible Birds
π Lauren Groff - The Monsters of Templeton
π Claire Keegan - So Late in the Day
π Jane Oliver & Ann Stafford - Business as Usual
π Han Suyin - Winter Love
π Minette Walters - The Last Hours
π Liz Williams - Miracles of Our Own Making: A History of Paganism
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Things mentioned in this video:
π The Time Traveller's Herbalist: botanicafabula.co.uk
π₯ Pear & Ginger Pancake Recipe: vegansociety.com/lifestyle/recipes/jack-monroes-pear-and-ginger-pancakes
π₯ Read Good Challenge: youtu.be/HI4eJcfdG8U?si=mpTUcQ_EFEUNDT4r
π₯ Try a Short Story vlog Try a Short Story
youtu.be/C97yg5ldysA
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If you missed it, my video on my reading thoughts from 2023 and an update on mr TBR:
youtu.be/cgWiq5Mu9mY
I did some reviews of some of them you can watch for more information and detailed thoughts:
Falling Animals: youtu.be/Qoa-Y5N_Ndw
Mrs S: youtu.be/LmNtHqiyvsg
Joan: youtu.be/jgMlS3nieik
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Thanks as always to @ArielBissett for the original video.
If you want to let me know your answers please do in the comments. The questions are:
1. Are there any books you've started this year that you still need to finish?
2. Do you have an autumnal book to transition into the end of the year?
3. Is there a new release you're still waiting for?
4. What are three books you want to read before the end of the year?
5. Is there a book you think could still shock you and become your favourite book of the year?
6. Have you already started making reading plans for next year?
Videos mentioned:
π₯ Independent Bookshop Crawl: youtu.be/h0yEJLIjY8g?si=IWmiqfrU0wX-9eO-
π₯ 7 HIV/AIDS Book Recommendations: youtu.be/Xf0o2ekDRuY?si=KrYUN1eR05Xittih
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:29 Question 1
06:07 Question 2
07:03 Question 3
09:07 Question 4
12:14 Question 5
12:58 Question 6
16:26 Plans for 2024
Please do go and watch her video and subscribe if you haven't already. Also, check out Scott's brilliant video: youtu.be/Q0WTvQVrQV0?si=s1KRq8AsVSdp2I8W
The questions:
1. What has surprised you the most about Booktube both in a good way and in a bad way?
2. How do you balance reading and Booktube with the rest of your life?
3. Have you ever thought about starting a Patreon?
4. Have you made any mistakes on Booktube?
5. Do you have any advice for new Booktubers?
6. What are your thoughts on the Youtube algorithm?
7a. How do you decide what videos to make?
7b. Are you ever overwhelmed with video ideas?
8. Have you regretted posting a video?
9a. Are the number of views/subscribers meaningful to you?
9b. Are the number of views/subscribers a measurement of success?
10. Are you disappointed by the growth on your channel?
11. Have you ever thought about quitting Booktube?
12a. What are the most touching comments?
12b. What are the most negative comments?
13. In regards to Booktube, where do you see yourself in five years?
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My books from QueerLit
Cabin Fever by Alex Dahl - queerlit.co.uk/products/cabin-fever-1
Lakiriboto by Ayodele Olofintuade - queerlit.co.uk/products/lakiriboto
The Redemption of Isobel Farrar by Alan Robert Clark - queerlit.co.uk/products/the-redemption-of-isobel-farrar
The 10 I found that are new to me:
Museum Bums by Mark Small and Jack Shoulde - gaystheword.co.uk/product-page/museum-bums-a-cheeky-look-at-butts-in-art-by-mark-small-and-jack-shoulde
Daddy Boy by Emerson Whitney - gaystheword.co.uk/product-page/daddy-boy-by-emerson-whitney
Working Class Queers by Yvette Taylor - queerlit.co.uk/products/working-class-queers
300,000 kisses by Sean Hewitt and Luke Edward Hall - queerlit.co.uk/products/300-000-kisses
A Home for All Seasons by Gavin Plumley - https://www.hares-hyenas.com.au/p/a-home-for-all-seasons-2572925?barcode=9781838954802
The Unfortunates by J K Chukwu - thebookishtype.co.uk/collections/fiction/products/the-unfortunates-by-j-k-chukwu
The Fifth Wound by Aurora Mattia - thebookishtype.co.uk/collections/fiction/products/the-fifth-wound-by-aurora-mattia
The Knowing by Emma Hinds - queerlit.co.uk/products/the-knowing-signed-copy
Red Closet: The Hidden History of Gay Oppression in the USSR by Rustam Alexander - thebookishtype.co.uk/collections/non-fiction/products/red-closet-the-hidden-history-of-gay-oppression-in-the-ussr-by-rustam-alexander
Purposes of Love by Mary Renault - thebookishtype.co.uk/collections/fiction/products/purposes-of-love-by-mary-renault
π΅ Intro: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
00:00 Welcome
01:32 Life update
08:39 What I've read recently
13:45 What I'm reading now
Videos Mentioned:
PhD Q&A: youtu.be/tnQTbUc6Tfs
Forward Prizes: youtu.be/STh2fRZO_tg
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Things metioned
My TBR Update: youtu.be/-kPbzWw8dSw
PhD Q&A: youtu.be/tnQTbUc6Tfs
Bristol Bookshop Crawl
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Chapter:
00:00 Introduction
02:23 First World War books
08:34 Everything else I read (or didn't)
21:07 Jesmyn Ward
26:52 September TBR
If you want some chilled out music, check out my PhD playlist:
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The Owen/Sassoon letter I mentioned: rictornorton.co.uk/owen.htm
And a quick note to clarify something I say in this video. Watching it back I think it seems like I'm saying there is no evidence that Owen was Homosexual - this is very much not true. What I was saying is that there is no definitive evidence or declaration, from Owen or any family member, that was "hidden" in the Owen archive that people were prevented from reading. Such strong and unequivocal evidence doesn't exist (but plenty more evidence elsewhere does).
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
03:33 What is a PhD?
05:36 Application & Structure
11:05 Support (academic & emotional)
13:20 Why I chose my University
14:30 Finance
16:48 What am I doing?
26:38 Why am I doing this?
30:04 Ups & downs
Best First Collection
ISDAL by Susannah Dickey: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-prizes-for-poetry/susannah-dickey
A Method, A Path by Rowan Evans: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-prizes-for-poetry/rowan-evans
Cane, Corn & Gully by Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-prizes-for-poetry/safiya-kamaria-kinshasa
Bad Diaspora Poems by Momtaza Mehri: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-prizes-for-poetry/momtaza-mehri
Cowboy by Kandace Siobhan Walker: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-prizes-for-poetry/kandace-siobhan-walker
Best Collection
Self Portrait as Othello by Jason Allen-Paisant: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-prizes-for-poetry/jason-allen-paisant
Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-prizes-for-poetry/mary-jean-chan-23
A Change in the Air by Jane Clarke: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-prizes-for-poetry/jane-clarke
The Ink Cloud Reader by Kit Fan: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-prizes-for-poetry/kit-fan
My Name is Abilene by Elisabeth Sennitt Clough: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-prizes-for-poetry/elisabeth-sennitt-clough
Best Single Poem - Written
My body tells me that sheβs filing for divorce by Kathryn Bevis
About the poet: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-prizes-for-poetry/kathryn-bevis
Read the poem: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-prizes-for-poetry/kathryn-bevis-my-body-tells-me-divorce
Libation by Malika Booker
About the poet: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-prizes-for-poetry/malika-booker-23
Read the poem: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-prizes-for-poetry/malika-booker-libation
Oh do you know the Flower Man by Kizziah Burton
About the poet: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-prizes-for-poetry/kizziah-burton
Read the poem: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-prizes-for-poetry/kizziah-burton-flower-man
The Curse by Breda Spaight
About the poet: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-prizes-for-poetry/breda-spaight
Read the poem: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-prizes-for-poetry/breda-spaight-the-curse
Fricatives by Eric Yip
About the poet: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-prizes-for-poetry/eric-yip
Read the poem: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-prizes-for-poetry/eric-yip-fricatives
Best Single Poem - Performed
Human : This Embodied Knowledge by Zena Edwards
About the poet: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-prizes-for-poetry/zena-edwards
Watch the poem: youtube.com/watch?v=ZbC5ByB2AuM
The Cat Prince by Michael Pedersen
About the poet: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-prizes-for-poetry/michael-pedersen
Watch the poem: youtube.com/watch?v=CQtcZvQHDqk
Almost Certainly by Bohdan Piasecki
About the poet: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-prizes-for-poetry/bohdan-piasecki
Watch the poem: youtube.com/watch?v=JGNnIJ8gg3w
The City Kids See the Sea by Roger Robinson
About the poet: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-prizes-for-poetry/roger-robinson
Watch the poem: youtube.com/watch?v=UEEbPaD1zGU
And our eyes are on Europe by Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe
About the poet: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-prizes-for-poetry/nidhi-zak-aria-eipe
Watch the poem: youtube.com/watch?v=QREZCF5TvQY
00:00 Welcome
02:33 About poetry publishing
05:02 This yearβs prize
05:45 Best First Collection
08:25 Best Collection
11:17 Best Single Poem: Written
18:04 Best Single Poem: Performed
22:05 In Conclusionβ¦
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00:00 Intro
01:52 Stats
04:20 Sorting the books
04:36 Currently reading
05:41 Readalongs etc
06:25 Library books
08:59 Booker potentials
17:22 Books to keep
19:10 Maybe these will go?
24:09 WW1/PhD books
26:36 The Real TBR
30:28 How many books?
21:13 How quickly?
34:23 August TBR
39:55 Thanks for watching!
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Thanks to @RovingReader and @JeansThoughts for the idea for this. Check out their videos:
youtu.be/TSElyt_5v7Y
youtube.com/watch?v=TYkEmk214UE&t=0s
youtube.com/watch?v=Al-46odmhjs&t=0s
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00:00 Intro
02:08 Reading Stats
03:38 Best book so far
05:52 New release not yet read
07:05 Most anticipated release
09:05 Biggest disappointment
10:48 Biggest surprise
12:11 New favourite author
12:56 Favourite character
13:20 Book that made you cry
14:14 Book that made you happy
15:41 Favourite video
16:09 Most beautiful book
17:05 Books to read before the end of the year
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π₯ @ChaoticBibliophile youtu.be/arLOUgkyttw
π₯ @CharlieBrookReads youtu.be/y1HFXyvy0WA
π₯ @benreadsgood youtu.be/9v6VpaeYfus
π₯ @GemofBooks youtu.be/GEBWvjt1k3c
π₯ @PageTurnersWithKatja youtu.be/yw0-WpGeNSM
π₯ @SantReads youtu.be/CAsfwLZgJOM
π₯ @actual-spinster youtu.be/HgqSzPAfBIE
π₯ @ToBeBlackandLoved youtu.be/5UdbU8upFFo
π₯ @SupposedlyFun youtu.be/vJigIHKqL0I
If you want to know what's been going on with me: youtu.be/fnm_rRBRlPw
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
03:45 BookTube Love
10:33 Recommendations
29:32 Final Thoughts
Featuring:
π Leslie Feinberg - Stone Butch Blues: lesliefeinberg.net
π₯ Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland: bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ff7cl6
π₯ E. M. Forster readalong: youtu.be/yLCZ6aGBLjo
π₯ Queer TBR Tackle: youtu.be/LGfSbtXuUmg
π₯ Womenβs Prize Plod & Chat: youtube.com/live/S1jeazeJuwQ?feature=share
π₯ A catch up - life changes - channel changes - all the change: youtu.be/fnm_rRBRlPw
π₯ Book Shop Crawl: youtu.be/h0yEJLIjY8g
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00:00 Welcome
04:45 Readalong updates
14:39 Currently Reading
17:08 Women's Prize Reading
20:26 Demon Copperhead
21:46 Mild Spoilers
22:40 After the spoilers
26:06 Reading next
34:42 Thanks!
Check out @benreadsgood and his much more aesthetically appealing vlog of the book shop crawl: youtu.be/9v6VpaeYfus
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00:00 Intro
01:22 Thanks
02:32 The Good
07:00 The Bad
10:00 The Covid
14:15 The Changes
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More about the E. M. Forster Readalong:
π₯ youtu.be/yLCZ6aGBLjo
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π΅ Outro: soundcloud.com/rexlambo ~ bit.ly/sunrise-rexlambo
π΅ Intro: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
00:00 Intro & Stats
06:24 Best Poetry
08:20 Best YA Fiction
11:59 Best WW1 Book
15:24 Best Book Not Yet Published
17:24 Best Classic
19:21 Best Nature Book
21:30 Best LGBTQ Book
24:12 Best Graphic Novel
28:19 Best Gay Memoir
29:49 Best Book from an Indie Bookshop
33:46 Best Book I Wish I'd Written
37:44 Favourite of the Year
Also mentioned:
π₯ youtube.com/@katiejlumsden
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If you want some chilled out music, check out my PhD playlist:
open.spotify.com/playlist/3OrfZgGBQnFLHEJtGmBY1J?si=492387741e594070
Check out the Poetry Foundation, they're amazing despite my rant: poetryfoundation.org
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Books mentioned, and the stores where I found them:
π Joumana Haddad β The Book of Queens
gladdaybookshop.com/item/B6WO8re4v_0yJ1aFUzG_dg
π Darren Charlton β Timberdark β 1st September
queerlit.co.uk/collections/available-to-pre-order/products/timberdark-2
π Kirsty Loehr β A Short History of Queer Women β 6th October
gaystheword.co.uk/product-page/a-short-history-of-queer-women-by-kirsty-loehr
π Samantha Shannon β A Day of Fallen Night β 28th February 2023
queerlit.co.uk/collections/available-to-pre-order/products/a-day-of-fallen-night
π Charlie Petch β Why I Was Late
gladdaybookshop.com/item/LsYOQ1babcy8gBQtGLDJtg/lists/aSe8OkiS8CU
π Cleo Henry - The Last Lesbian Bar in the Midlands
gaystheword.co.uk/product-page/the-last-lesbian-bar-in-the-midlands-by-cleo-henry
π Jill Nalder β Love from the Pink Palace
gaystheword.co.uk/product-page/love-from-the-pink-palace-by-jill-nalder-signed-dedicated
π Sascha Stronach β The Dawnhounds
https://www.hares-hyenas.com.au/p/the-dawnhounds
π Dogs of Summer β Andrea Abreu (translated by Julia Sanches)
https://www.hares-hyenas.com.au/p/dogs-of-summer
π Rasheed Newson - My Government Means to Kill Me
gladdaybookshop.com/item/3Czr8TaWU98GyfjZDuUB1Q
Videos mentioned:
π₯ 7 HIV/AIDS Book Recommendations: youtu.be/Xf0o2ekDRuY
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My thoughts on all Hardy's novels can be found at the video links below:
π₯ Desperate Remedies: youtu.be/67qp70DCHXw
π₯ Under the Greenwood Tree: youtu.be/S7F_xV2G1ug
π₯ A Pair of Blue Eyes: youtu.be/B0qUi41kkQc
π₯ Far From the Madding Crowd: youtu.be/sAa5F3pchZc
π₯ The Hand of Ethelberta: youtu.be/Q02qkki8ksc
π₯ The Return of the Native: youtu.be/TpzIZwRH-7M
π₯ The Trumpet-Major: youtu.be/MI3riDXGnZA
π₯ A Laodicean: youtu.be/69X9Kis96Wg
π₯ Two on a Tower: youtu.be/QGxL7PBx96s
π₯ The Mayor of Casterbridge: youtu.be/D9bRsurXJbw
π₯ The Woodlanders: youtu.be/8SFKs8Whn6U
π₯ Tess of the D'Urbervilles: youtu.be/VtA6EARVxMg
π₯ The Well-Beloved: youtu.be/k_9TgGZFJqA
π₯ Jude the Obscure: youtu.be/FDsVuA4wPM0
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02:06 Best Translated Fiction
03:41 Best Poetry
04:45 Best Re-Read
06:25 Best Short Stories
08:07 Best First World War Book
11:26 Best book not out until 2022
12:51 Best book everyone else has already read
15:36 Best Nature Writing
19:10 Best LGBTQ Book
20:47 Best Non-Fiction
22:55 Overall best Book
Also mentioned:
Kiss of the Spider Woman review: youtube.com/watch?v=cUCK4ah-ngA
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I vlogged my weekend of reading it, and added some more sensible thoughts (though not very much more) after I was done.
π΅ soundcloud.com/rexlambo ~ bit.ly/sunrise-rexlambo
Books and videos mentioned:
π Andrew Holleran - Dancer from the Dance
π Christopher Isherwood - A Single Man
π Colm Toibin - The Story of the Night
π E. M. Forster - Maurice
π James Baldwin - Giovanni's Room
π Jeanette Winterson - Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
π John Rechy - City of Night
π Manuel Puig - Kiss of the Spider Woman
π Mary Renault - The Charioteer
π Oscar Wilde - The Picture of Dorian Gray
π Patricia Highsmith - Carol (The Price of Salt)
π Philip Ridley - In the Eyes of Mr Fury
π Rita Mae Brown - Rubyfruit Jungle
π Rose Allitini - Despised and Rejected
π Saleem Haddad - Guapa
Full reviews:
π₯ Kiss of the Spider Woman: youtu.be/cUCK4ah-ngA
π₯ Dancer from the Dance: youtu.be/FEvq7K63c1o
π₯ In the Eyes of Mr Fury: youtu.be/M8hfmiN3NJc
LGBTQ Classics Playlist:
π₯ youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF3427sZ2i98JpY-9y7aJESwXmMp3LG11
π΅ soundcloud.com/rexlambo ~ bit.ly/sunrise-rexlambo
(2020/21)
August - Desperate Remedies: youtu.be/67qp70DCHXw
September - Under the Greenwood Tree: youtu.be/S7F_xV2G1ug
October - A Pair of Blue Eyes: youtube.com/watch?v=B0qUi41kkQc
November - Far From the Madding Crowd: youtube.com/watch?v=sAa5F3pchZc
December - The Hand of Ethelberta: youtube.com/watch?v=Q02qkki8ksc
January - The Return of the Native: youtube.com/watch?v=TpzIZwRH-7M
February - The Trumpet-Major: youtube.com/watch?v=MI3riDXGnZA
March - A Laodicean: youtu.be/69X9Kis96Wg
April - Two on a Tower: youtube.com/watch?v=QGxL7PBx96s
May - The Mayor of Casterbridge: youtube.com/watch?v=D9bRsurXJbw
June - The Woodlanders: youtube.com/watch?v=8SFKs8Whn6U
July - Tess of the D'Urbervilles: youtube.com/watch?v=VtA6EARVxMg
August - The Well-Beloved: youtube.com/watch?v=k_9TgGZFJqA
September - Jude the Obscure
π₯ Hardy Book Shelves Tour: youtube.com/watch?v=mvdzZTo4_RM
π΅ soundcloud.com/rexlambo ~ bit.ly/sunrise-rexlambo
(2020/21)
August - Desperate Remedies: youtu.be/67qp70DCHXw
September - Under the Greenwood Tree: youtu.be/S7F_xV2G1ug
October - A Pair of Blue Eyes: youtube.com/watch?v=B0qUi41kkQc
November - Far From the Madding Crowd: youtube.com/watch?v=sAa5F3pchZc
December - The Hand of Ethelberta: youtube.com/watch?v=Q02qkki8ksc
January - The Return of the Native: youtube.com/watch?v=TpzIZwRH-7M
February - The Trumpet-Major: youtube.com/watch?v=MI3riDXGnZA
March - A Laodicean: youtu.be/69X9Kis96Wg
April - Two on a Tower: youtube.com/watch?v=QGxL7PBx96s
May - The Mayor of Casterbridge: youtube.com/watch?v=D9bRsurXJbw
June - The Woodlanders: youtube.com/watch?v=8SFKs8Whn6U
July - Tess of the D'Urbervilles: youtube.com/watch?v=VtA6EARVxMg
August - The Well-Beloved
September - Jude the Obscure
π₯ Hardy Book Shelves Tour: youtube.com/watch?v=mvdzZTo4_RM
π If you liked this video do leave a comment and let me know...or just say hi in the comments if you're new here. Don't forget to subscribe for book recommendations.
Come find me elsewhere:
π Goodreads: http://bit.ly/2S5CNPa
π Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/72921116-5c6d-4e7c-9c4a-31b3ad16105e
Contact me:
π Email: medievaljenga-at-outlook.com
π Voxer: medievaljenga
π΅ soundcloud.com/rexlambo ~ bit.ly/sunrise-rexlambo
(2020/21)
August - Desperate Remedies: youtu.be/67qp70DCHXw
September - Under the Greenwood Tree: youtu.be/S7F_xV2G1ug
October - A Pair of Blue Eyes: youtube.com/watch?v=B0qUi41kkQc
November - Far From the Madding Crowd: youtube.com/watch?v=sAa5F3pchZc
December - The Hand of Ethelberta: youtube.com/watch?v=Q02qkki8ksc
January - The Return of the Native: youtube.com/watch?v=TpzIZwRH-7M
February - The Trumpet-Major: youtube.com/watch?v=MI3riDXGnZA
March - A Laodicean: youtu.be/69X9Kis96Wg
April - Two on a Tower: youtube.com/watch?v=QGxL7PBx96s
May - The Mayor of Casterbridge: youtube.com/watch?v=D9bRsurXJbw
June - The Woodlanders: youtube.com/watch?v=8SFKs8Whn6U
July - Tess of the D'Urbervilles
August - The Well-Beloved
September - Jude the Obscure
π₯ Hardy Book Shelves Tour: youtube.com/watch?v=mvdzZTo4_RM
Come find me elsewhere:
π Goodreads: http://bit.ly/2S5CNPa
π Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/72921116-5c6d-4e7c-9c4a-31b3ad16105e
π΅ soundcloud.com/rexlambo ~ bit.ly/sunrise-rexlambo
(2020/21)
August - Desperate Remedies: youtu.be/67qp70DCHXw
September - Under the Greenwood Tree: youtu.be/S7F_xV2G1ug
October - A Pair of Blue Eyes: youtube.com/watch?v=B0qUi41kkQc
November - Far From the Madding Crowd: youtube.com/watch?v=sAa5F3pchZc
December - The Hand of Ethelberta: youtube.com/watch?v=Q02qkki8ksc
January - The Return of the Native: youtube.com/watch?v=TpzIZwRH-7M
February - The Trumpet-Major: youtube.com/watch?v=MI3riDXGnZA
March - A Laodicean: youtu.be/69X9Kis96Wg
April - Two on a Tower: youtube.com/watch?v=QGxL7PBx96s
May - The Mayor of Casterbridge: youtube.com/watch?v=D9bRsurXJbw
June - The Woodlanders
July - Tess of the d'Urbervilles
August - The Well-Beloved
September - Jude the Obscure
π₯ Hardy Book Shelves Tour: youtube.com/watch?v=mvdzZTo4_RM
π΅ soundcloud.com/rexlambo ~ bit.ly/sunrise-rexlambo