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Rebecca Tumbles
The collected blogs of www.rebeccareid.com and other ramblings
Edward Rochester, Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë
Mr. Rochester, his foot supported by the cushion; he was looking at Adèle and the dog: the fire shone full on his face. I knew my traveller with his broad and jetty eyebrows; his square forehead, made squarer by the horizontal sweep of his black hair. I recognised his decisive nose, more remarkable for character than beauty; his full nostrils, denoting, I thought, choler; his grim mouth, chin, and jaw—yes, all three were very grim, and no mistake. His shape, now divested of cloak, I perceived harmonised in squareness with his physiognomy…My master’s colourless, olive face, square, massive brow, broad and jetty eyebrows, deep eyes, strong features, firm, grim mouth.
I need to reread this novel!
Here’s a first look at the upcoming film adaptation of “Anna Karenina” based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy. The movie reunites director Joe Wright with actress Keira Knightly. Also starring Jude Law as Anna’s husband Alexi, and Aaron Johnson as her lover Vronsky. Coming fall 2012.
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Bleak House by Charles Dickens, Thoughts at the Beginning →
It has been a little while since I’ve read a Charles Dickens novel, but beginning Bleak House (first published 1853) was a delightful reminder of why I enjoy this author so much: he’s so good at…
“Among English writers, Dickens’s only peer, in terms of general fame, worldwide literary stature, and essential Englishness, is William Shakespeare, and the two authors are alike in several ways.”
Jane Smiley, in the preface to her biography of Dickens, Charles Dickens: A Life published by Penguin Lives series.
This is going to be a great reading month: Boz and the Bard, the two essential English writers!
Reading Journal (28 December): Reading Plans for the New Year →
I hope everyone had a lovely holiday week! I sure did, and it was rather freeing to be away from the blog from a little while. I decided it was time to just let it rest.
Our Christmas is always…
In the ebook of Fahrenheit 451 the firemen set off targeted EMP bombs to selectively wipe Kindle Fires.
The Kitchen as a Laboratory: Reflections on the Science of Food and Cooking (essays) →
Although I am an amateur home cook that struggles to enjoy the daily “what’s for dinner?” question and I also am far from a scientific thinker, I still enjoyed reading some essays about the…
The Cellist of Sarjevo by Steven Galloway →
As I began reading The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway(2008), it seemed so familiar, but I couldn’t place why. I finally figured it out: it reads like a dystopian novel, where people…
Some Miscellaneous Cybils 2011 Books →
This is my last week and last post of sharing Cybils Fiction Picture Book Nominees, so I’ve got to go for a miscellany this week. Sub-topics: Dealing with Life; Kids’ Fashion; Roads and Trucks; Fine…
Short Story Monday: The Mansion by Henry Van Dyke (Brief Thoughts) →
For my book club this month, we decided to take it easy and read a holiday short story, since many of us feel overwhelmed and limited on time during the holiday season. We settled on “The Mansion”…
The Scarlet Letter, Part 3: Confused Thoughts on Transcendentalism + “The Transcendentalist” by Ralph Waldo Emerson →
At the risk of sounding ridiculously naive, I now turn to the transcendental context for Hawthorne’s novel, since I read it as a part of Jillian’s Transcendental Month. As I read The Scarlet…
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (Preliminary Thoughts) →
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s prose style in The Scarlet Letter (first published 1850) is not for everyone. I admit, I don’t recall being impressed with the novel when I was 15 or 16 and I read it…
The Blue Castle and Jane of Lantern Hill by L.M. Montgomery (Brief Thoughts) →
I grew up with Anne of Green Gables, which I reread frequently. For some reason, I don’t recall branching out and reading the other Lucy Maud Montgomery novels. As I was reading some longer, denser…
