Tag Archives: Mark Twain

It’s Monday, What Are You Reading?

Posted on November 19, 2012 by

Sheila at Book Journey does a fun meme every Monday, inviting people to share their reading plans for the coming week.  I’ve increasingly been thinking of my reading in that way, as I stack up library books each weekend for … Continue reading →

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Quotable Mark Twain

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

“A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read.” – Mark Twain I wouldn’t say it’s true of EVERY classic…but definitely some!

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Saturday Snapshot: Book Loot

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

Last weekend I went to my library’s Warehouse Sale, so I thought–why not show off the treasure? That’s 17 books, for a total price of…$19.50. I LOVE the Library Warehouse Sale.  It’s literally a warehouse full of books.  The library … Continue reading →

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Quotable Mark Twain

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

“I have had a ‘call’ to literature of a low order, i.e. humorous…to seriously scribbling to excite the laughter of God’s creatures.” – Mark Twain

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A Few Birthday Acknowledgments

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

This isn’t a full book review–just a happy birthday wish to two of my favorite authors, L. M. Montgomery and Mark Twain. I think I own everything currently available by L. M. Montgomery in prose, including novels, short stories, letters and … Continue reading →

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