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Rating Increasingly Disturbing Dorian Gray Book Covers [CC]Spinsters Library2023-11-08 | A look at some of the truly Wilde (get it...) cover designs for The Picture of Dorian Gray through the decades.
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*This is an affiliate link. Feel free to ignore completely or click to buy the book/item, in which case I will earn a small commission from it. This will not affect the sale price, but is much appreciated by me :)David Tennant Made Me Read It | Rivals by Jilly Cooper | Book Review [CC]Spinsters Library2024-10-15 | My review of Jilly Cooper's novel Rivals, which is now getting adapted by Disney+. It's quite something.
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*This is an affiliate link. Feel free to ignore completely or click to buy the book/item, in which case I will earn a small commission from it. This will not affect the sale price, but is much appreciated by me :)More Sense Than Sensibility | Jane Austen July 2024 TBR [CC]Spinsters Library2024-06-22 | It's time for this year's Jane Austen July TBR! Here are books by and related to Jane Austen that I'm going to read next month. Open for links & books mentioned.
BOOKS MENTIONED Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility Jane Austen: Sanditon Jane Austen: The Watsons Jennie Batchelor and Alison Larkin: Jane Austen Embroidery Georgette Heyer: Venetia Alexis Hall: A Lady for a Duke Elle Katharine White: Heartstone The Secret Diaries of Anne Lister - I Know My Own Heart (edited by Helena Whitbread)
MEDIA MENTIONED: Sanditon TV series Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
LINKS My Jane Austen July cohosts: @BlatantlyBookish and @katiejlumsden Jane Austen July announcement video: youtu.be/ZJwAILIW0Fk The Jane Austen July Goodreads group with info and discussion boards for the two official readalongs: goodreads.com/group/show/976576-jane-austen-july-2024 My Knitting Channel: @ClaudiasHaus My review for The Unknown Ajax by Georgette Heyer: youtu.be/uPZXZQ7vEKA
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TIME STAMPS
0:00 Jane Austen July 01:23 Challenge 1: Read one of Jane Austen's main six novels. 3:35 Challenge 2: Read one of Jane Austen's works that's not one of her main six novels. 6:35 Challenge 3: Read a nonfiction work about Jane Austen or her time. 8:48 Challenge 4: Read a retelling of a Jane Austen book or a work of historical fiction set in the time of Jane Austen. 15:53 Challenge 5: Read a book by a contemporary of Jane Austen. 19:27 Challenge 6: Watch a direct screen adaptation of a Jane Austen book. 20:09 Challenge 7: Watch a modern screen adaptation of a Jane Austen book.
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Mansfield Park by Jane Austen Emma by Jane Austen Persuasion by Jane Austen
Jane Austen's Juvenilia Jane Austen's Letters Lady Susan by Jane Austen my review: youtu.be/l6zKcnuzJA0 Sanditon by Jane Austen The Watsons by Jane Austen
The Time Traveller's Guide to Regency Britain by Ian Mortimer my review: youtu.be/E5NtLJknde0 Behind Closed Doors: At Home in Georgian England by Amanda Vickery
Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding Where the Rhythm Takes You by Sarah Dass my review: youtu.be/TPbSJBt8yc0 Ayesha At Last by Uzma Jalaluddin Longbourn by Jo Baker Charlotte by Helen Moffett The Unknown Ajax by Georgette Heyer my review: youtu.be/uPZXZQ7vEKA Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte my reading vlog: youtu.be/_adait7eDTo Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier my review: youtu.be/33hC5cu9Yfk Kindred by Octavia E. Butler my review: youtu.be/zQFSJEXkI0M Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
Marriage by Susan Ferrier my review: youtu.be/k4JvwwSAob4 Belinda by Maria Edgeworth Frankenstein by Mary Shelley my review: youtu.be/V1y852dXDGM The Secret Diaries Of Miss Anne Lister, edited by Helena Whitbread A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft Kinder- und Hausmärchen (Children's and Household Tales) by the Brothers Grimm
ADAPTATIONS MENTIONED
Pride and Prejudice (1995) Emma (2009) Emma. (2020) Love and Friendship (2016) Sense and Sensibility (1995) - forgot to mention in the video, but belongs on my favourites list
Fire Island (2022) Lost in Austen (2008) Bride and Prejudice (2004) Rational Creatures: @RationalCreatures
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TIME STAMPS: 0:00 What's wrong with children's classics? 01:22 The Chrysalids by John Wyndham 04:21 Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu 08:10 Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte 10:38 I Capture The Castle by Dodie Smith 13:16 Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
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*This is an affiliate link. Feel free to ignore completely or click to buy the book/item, in which case I will earn a small commission from it. This will not affect the sale price, but is much appreciated by me :)Can this app help you read more classic books? Serial Reader App Review (unsponsored) [CC]Spinsters Library2024-02-07 | First impressions and review for the iPhone and Android app Serial Reader, which promises to deliver classic literature in bite-sized daily chunks.
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*This is an affiliate link. Feel free to ignore completely or click to buy the book/item, in which case I will earn a small commission from it. This will not affect the sale price, but is much appreciated by me :)I adore these classic sci-fi book covers #books #classicbooks #bookcoverdesignSpinsters Library2024-02-06 | Showing off my all-time favourite book covers, designed by Brian Cronin for the Penguin editions of John Wyndham's sci-fi classics.
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*This is an affiliate link. Feel free to ignore completely or click to buy the book/item, in which case I will earn a small commission from it. This will not affect the sale price, but is much appreciated by me :)These Wuthering Heights Book Covers Are Silly [CC]Spinsters Library2024-01-30 | A little look at book covers for Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights through the decades.
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*This is an affiliate link. Feel free to ignore completely or click to buy the book/item, in which case I will earn a small commission from it. This will not affect the sale price, but is much appreciated by me :)The Problematic Practice of Posthumous Publishing [CC]Spinsters Library2024-01-19 | What happens when books are published after their author's death? Let's just say it gets a bit dodgy. Here's a look at some examples, from Jane Austen to Terry Pratchett.
“…a something ready for publication…” ~ The Publishing Journey of Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’: https://janeausteninvermont.blog/2018/04/06/a-something-ready-for-publication-the-publishing-journey-of-jane-austens-persuasion/
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HERE'S ME JUDGING MORE CLASSIC BOOK COVERS: Rating Increasingly Disturbing Dorian Gray Book Covers: youtu.be/bQth6JjgB7Q Let's Rate Some Truly Outrageous Vintage Jane Eyre Covers: youtu.be/U41XiRAfQV0
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*This is an affiliate link. Feel free to ignore completely or click to buy the book/item, in which case I will earn a small commission from it. This will not affect the sale price, but is much appreciated by me :)When The Machine Stops: Isolation and the Death of Social Media [CC]Spinsters Library2024-01-03 | A video essay on how E.M. Forster predicted Twitter, YouTube, and the inevitable decay of social media over a hundred years ago, and what we can learn from his dystopian short story The Machine Stops.
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*This is an affiliate link. Feel free to ignore completely or click to buy the book/item, in which case I will earn a small commission from it. This will not affect the sale price, but is much appreciated by me :)A Book About Books | The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield | Book Review [CC]Spinsters Library2023-12-23 | My review for Diane Setterfield's 2006 novel The Thirteenth Tale, a story all about stories.
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*This is an affiliate link. Feel free to ignore completely or click to buy the book/item, in which case I will earn a small commission from it. This will not affect the sale price, but is much appreciated by me :)Adventures in Academia | Possession by A.S. Byatt | Book Review [CC]Spinsters Library2023-12-22 | My review for 1990 Dark Academia classic Possesssion by A.S. Byatt.
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BOOKS MENTIONED 1:20 Mary Elizabeth Braddon: Lady Audley's Secret 4:02 Anne Bronte: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall 6:22 Arthur Conan Doyle: The Hound of the Baskervilles 8:59 Patricia Highsmith: The Talented Mr Ripley 11:07 Daphne du Maurier: Rebecca 13:55 Agatha Christie: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd 16:37 John Wyndham: The Kraken Wakes 19:16 Richard Matheson: I Am Legend
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BOOKS MENTIONED: Jane Austen: Northanger Abbey Jane Austen: Juvenilia John Sutherland and Deirdre Le Faye: So You Think You Know Jane Austen? Georgette Heyer: Lady of Quality Catherine Sinclair: Modern Accomplishments Mary Shelley: Frankenstein
LINKS: The Jane Austen July Cohosts: @BlatantlyBookish @katiejlumsden
Katie's announcement video with the links to where you can read Jane Austen's juvenilia for free: youtube.com/watch?v=n4ZCPSRPKxE
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1. Read one of Jane Austen’s main six novels 2. Read something by Jane Austen that is not one of her main six novels 3. Read a non-fiction work about Jane Austen or her time 4. Read a retelling of a Jane Austen book OR a work of historical fiction set in Jane Austen’s time 5. Read a book by a contemporary of Jane Austen (published between 1775–1817) 6. Watch a direct screen adaptation of a Jane Austen book 7. Watch a modern screen retelling of a Jane Austen book
Jane Austen: Northanger Abbey Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen: Mansfield Park Jane Austen: Emma Jane Austen: Persuasion Jane Austen: Sanditon Jane Austen: Lady Susan Jane Austen: Juvenilia
John Mullan: What Matters in Jane Austen Ian Mortimer: The Time Traveller’s Guide to Regency Britain Amanda Vickery: Behind Closed Doors: At Home in Georgian England
Jo Baker: Longbourn Janice Hadlow: The Other Bennet Sister Helen Moffett: Charlotte Seth Grahame-Smith: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Helen Fielding: Bridget Jones’s Diary Sarah Dass: Where the Rhythm Takes You
Mary Shelley: Frankenstein Maria Edgeworth: Belinda Susan Ferrier: Marriage Mary Wollstonecraft: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
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*This is an affiliate link. Feel free to ignore completely or click to buy the book/item, in which case I will earn a small commission from it. This will not affect the sale price, but is much appreciated by me :)The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford | Book Review [CC]Spinsters Library2023-05-14 | My spoiler-free review of Nancy Mitford's high society novel The Pursuit of Love.
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*This is an affiliate link. Feel free to ignore completely or click to buy the book/item, in which case I will earn a small commission from it. This will not affect the sale price, but is much appreciated by me :)The sweet spot: What makes 20th century classics so compelling [CC]Spinsters Library2023-04-30 | In which I talk about classics from the early to mid 20th century, with some recommendations and thoughts on what makes them so approachable even for readers who are new to classics.
BOOKS MENTIONED: George Orwell: Nineteen Eighty-Four John Wyndham: The Kraken Wakes John Wyndham: The Day Of The Triffids Richard Matheson: I Am Legend Patricia Highsmith: The Talented Mr Ripley Daphne du Maurier: Rebecca Daphne du Maurier: Jamaica Inn Daphne du Maurier: Frenchman's Creek Georgette Heyer: The Unknown Ajax Dodie Smith: I Capture the Castle E.M. Forster: all his works Nancy Mitford: The Pursuit of Love Agatha Christie: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Arthur Conan Doyle: The Hound of the Baskervilles J.R.R. Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings Virginia Woolf: Night and Day Virginia Woolf: A Room of One's Own Virginia Woolf: Mrs Dalloway
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*This is an affiliate link. Feel free to ignore completely or click to buy the book/item, in which case I will earn a small commission from it. This will not affect the sale price, but is much appreciated by me :)I wrote rock songs inspired by classic literature [CC]Spinsters Library2023-04-06 | I wrote and recorded rock songs based on classic novels. Don't ask why.
You can listen to the songs here on the FAWM website until the end of March 2023: write.fawm.org/@claudia (UPDATE: This video was held by YouTube on a false copyright claim for a month, so unfortunately by the time you see this, the FAWM website is already inactive. You can still hear the songs by clicking the link below) All the songs here: spinsterslibrary.com/FAWM2023 My video on turning a Victorian poem into a rock song: youtu.be/WNK1DyFm_Uk
BOOKS MENTIONED: Charlotte Brontë: Jane Eyre Christina Rosetti: A Daughter of Eve (poem) John Wyndham: The Kraken Wakes Thomas Hardy: Far From the Madding Crowd Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice Mary Elizabeth Braddon: Lady Audley's Secret Lois Lowry: The Giver Nancy Mitford: The Pursuit of Love
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*This is an affiliate link. Feel free to ignore completely or click to buy the book/item, in which case I will earn a small commission from it. This will not affect the sale price, but is much appreciated by me :)Far From The Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy | Book Review [CC]Spinsters Library2023-03-10 | My review for Thomas Hardy's novel Far From the Madding Crowd, in which three men fight for the affections of one lady farmer in the countryside.
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TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Wednesday 3:00 The Traitors 7:04 Sexify 10:42 Knives Out & Glass Onion 13:58 Our Flag Means Death 17:44 Kevin Can F**k Himself 21:50 The Last Of Us
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