Month: January 2011

Reading Maisie Dobbs

I am participating in the Maisie Dobbs read-along hosted by Book Club Girl. Click on the poster below to learn more about the read-along.   Maisie Dobbs was the first novel in the series written by Jacqueline Winspear. Next was Birds of a Feather. I have finished the third novel already, somewhat ahead of the…

The 1st Duke of Wellington

––Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, 1823, Sir Frances Chantrey, marble, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The above photo was taken by Bill, aka The Itinerant Wanderer on Flickr, who kindly let me use his picture. Below is another view from the museum’s website. Anyway, I like this particular bust of Wellington. I wish they…

Orizont Literar Contemporan

I have mentioned in a few postings how I support Contemporary Literary Horizon, a magazine published in Romania with contributors from all over the world. One of these contributors is Caroline Gill from Swansea, Wales, UK. Caroline has contributed to the magazine on a regular basis and she has written an informative posting about CLH…

Of Love and Evil by Anne Rice

Of Love and Evil by Anne Rice ISBN-10: 1400043549 ISBN-13: 978-1400043545 Alfred A.Knopf New York and Toronto November 2010Anne Rice’s latest hero, Toby O’Dare, is on his second assignment working for the angel Malchiah, in her current Songs of the Seraphim series production, Of Love and Evil. I was excited about the continuing story of O’Dare, but after reading…

Wordless Wednesday: Leaning Tower of Pisa