Knitting Update and Et Cetera
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…
Book Review: Stardust
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,…
A Brief PG Update
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…
Book Review: Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 1
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,…
Project Gutenberg Update: Sir Charles Grandison
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…
Book Review: ‘Salem’s Lot
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…
Book Review: Neverwhere
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…
Book Review: Gates of Fire
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…
Quick Update: The White Devil
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,…
Book Reviews: In Pursuit…, The Dark Half, and The White Devil
On our recent trip to Alaska, I had some time for reading. I finished Elizabeth George's In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner much more quickly than I anticipated, so we…