Category Archives: Reviews

Book Review: Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 2

Posted on September 22, 2004 by julie

Today I finished typing the second volume of Sir Charles Grandison. It hasn’t been published to Project Gutenberg yet, but should be soon… I’ll keep you notified. In the meantime, a short review of Vol. 2: This volume continues the … Continue reading →

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Knitting Update and Et Cetera

Posted on September 13, 2004 by julie

R.I.P. Progressive Gloves (December 20, 2003-September 12, 2004) This weekend I dug in and finished some gloves for Jeremy that I started way back last winter. They are based on the Progressive Glove recipe in the winter 2004 IK, with … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Stardust

Posted on September 1, 2004 by julie

Stardust was my second Neil Gaiman book, and I enjoyed it. It was a little fairy tale in the grand tradition, full of magic and mystery, a touch of darkness, and Gaiman’s characteristic wry humor. It is about a young … Continue reading →

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A Brief PG Update

Posted on August 25, 2004 by julie

Although it will likely be a while yet before I am finished typing my current Project Gutenberg texts, I wanted to post a brief update to let you know where I am, and what’s taking so long. Because Sir Charles … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 1

Posted on July 30, 2004 by julie

Sir Charles Grandison has quite a bit in common with Richardson’s previous book, Clarissa. Both are massive epistolary novels with the main characters writing to each other about current events, and both have characters of similar class with similar issues. … Continue reading →

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Project Gutenberg Update: Sir Charles Grandison

Posted on July 29, 2004 by julie

After a bit of a delay due to excessive vacationing in June, I have finished off a new text for Project Gutenberg. I started work on The History of Sir Charles Grandison shortly after The White Devil, but being another … Continue reading →

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Book Review: ‘Salem’s Lot

Posted on July 26, 2004 by julie

This weekend in Salem, we had sweltering heat, upwards of 100ºF. Since our house is old with old windows and no A/C, we were feeling pretty wilted. Jeremy retreated to the cool basement to play computer games (first time in … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Neverwhere

Posted on July 18, 2004 by julie

Over the weekend I finished reading Neverwhere, my first Neil Gaiman book. Gaiman had for some time been on my list of authors to read, based on summaries I had read of some of his novels, and this book did … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Gates of Fire

Posted on July 16, 2004 by jeremy

Steven Pressfield’s Gates of Fire is a work of historical fiction concerning the stand at Thermopylae made by 300 Spartan hoplites and their allies against an invading Persian force of a quarter million. The story is told from the point … Continue reading →

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Quick Update: The White Devil

Posted on July 16, 2004 by julie

The White Devil has been officially posted to Project Gutenberg. You can find it here. Apparently I did an extra-good job typing this one; their software found only one error, a silly typo, in the entire text.

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