For a change, let's have a look at hymn, a hymn very close to my heart for reasons I won't bore you with, except to say, that when I hear it, my chest aches, my throat finds the lump that's happy to be there, and my eyes well up. "And Can It Be" is a … Continue reading And Can it Be
Author: Robert
A fifty-something, retired Celestial Travel Agent and Afterlife Preparation Specialist. Walked many paths; some good, lots bad. Meandering through a difficult past, plodding in the present, crawling toward the future. I've studied English Literature, and hold a BA (Hons) Hum. (History & Art History) & MA (Humanities with English Literature)
Why Silas Marner?
There are times when, especially on my Kindle, I can be reading four or five novels at once; flitting backward and forward as the mood takes me. For a couple of weeks now, I've had this one single novel in my head. I don't know why? It's possibly around two or so years since I … Continue reading Why Silas Marner?
The Decameron – Giovanni Boccaccio
A few moons ago, studying the Art History element of my degree, I came across an illustration on the side of a cassone in the National Gallery in Edinburgh; I was fascinated, especially as this particular one had an image which related to the title of this post. Cassone is an Italian term for a … Continue reading The Decameron – Giovanni Boccaccio
Hunger
Well, now, this is one to read when the weather’s miserable. Hunger is a novel written by Knut Hamsun, first published in 1890. It's a psychologically intense work that delves into the mind of an unnamed narrator living in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He also won the Nobel Prize in Literature and was an influence … Continue reading Hunger
The Sinner’s Inner Struggle
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg is a complex and thought-provoking novel that delves into themes of religion, morality, duality, and the nature of evil. Set in 18th-century Scotland, the novel follows the life of Robert Wringhim, a young man who believes himself to be predestined for salvation due … Continue reading The Sinner’s Inner Struggle
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