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David Copperfield (Vintage Classics Dickens Series). | . Dickens

'Why, bless my life and soul!' said Mr. Omer, 'how do you find yourself? Take a seat. - Smoke not disagreeable I hope?'

'By no means,' said I. 'I like it - in somebody else's pipe.'

'What, not in your own, eh?' Mr. Omer returned, laughing. 'All the better, sir. Bad habit for a young man. Take a seat. I smoke, myself, for the asthma.'

(from Chapter 30, 'A Loss')

#classics #charlesdickens

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CogsOfEncouragement

Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront�

I‘m rereading Wuthering Heights to gear up for the 20th anniversary of Twilight next month. Also reading Sunrise of the Reaping and tossing in a lighthearted sweet romcom too for balance. Runaway Bride and Prejudice is by one of my fav sweet romance authors, Emma St. Clair.

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GingerAntics

The Original Frankenstein | Mary Shelley

I have just discovered the joys of the Netflix show Wednesday this week… so now I am reading books that remind me of Wednesday!
#MaryShelley #Frankenstein #audiobook #Wednesday

GingerAntics I read this back in 2016 for a seminar on antiheroes… but these first few chapters… I don‘t remember them at all. 16h

IriDas Is this the same version you read? There are two. She changed quite a bit of the first part with the second version. 15h

GingerAntics @IriDas I genuinely don‘t remember this beginning part. I mostly remember the dog sled and the monster running along side, maybe chasing him. I just have this very vivid mental image of that part. 14h

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IriDas Oh, you mean the letters to the sister? 14h

IriDas Here‘s a good article about the two versions: https://stanforddaily.com/2018/11/29/frankenstein-and-its-transformations/ But if it‘s about remembering the sledge, it might just be what stuck in your mind the most. I‘ve read it multiple times, both versions, and I can see that being something a person would keep over the letters. 😊 14h

GingerAntics @IriDas I remember painting this very vivid imagine in my mind of it, and over time that‘s all that has remained. It does seem like he‘s writing letters to his sister… I think. This is the first time I‘ve listened this on audio, so I‘m thinking it hits a little different. 13h

AnnCrystal Wednesday 👏🏼🤩👍🏼 the first season was too good! Hope to one day catch the second season 📺💝. The first season was filmed in Romania and the second was filmed in Ireland. Don't know why, but I found this to be interesting. 12h

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Count of Monte Cristo: Abridged | Alexandre Dumas

I‘m making progress in my IRL bookclub‘s September pick, and it‘s actually pretty good! Definitely not one I would‘ve picked up otherwise 😊 I did have to print off a character list since names are just thrown out all Willy-Nilly 🤣 (Green tabs on top are for quotes, the tabs down the side are my reading chunks so I don‘t get overwhelmed 😆)

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CrowCAH

Mansfield Park | Jane Austen

Started this #Audiobook yesterday for my library‘s Victorian Book Club.

This will be my SECOND time reading this #Jane Austen novel. It was time for a re-read! 📖

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BookNook

A Tale of Two Cities | Charles Dickens

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First read this over 40 years ago. It's what got me started on Dickens. As it did then, it makes me want to start another of his books. Wonderful character and plot development that keeps pulling you along the tragic streets of what was the French Revolution. Not a positive time for the Aristocracy or for the Sans-culottes. It seems power corrupts regardless who wields it.

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BkClubCare

Persuasion | Jane Austen

@AvidReader25 - Two things:
1) I ❤️ the word thither!!
2) Is the letter from Mrs. Croft in the book I sent?!🤩

And, the second paragraph is beyond confusing. Two cousins (who?!), Miss Elliot (Elizabeth or Anne?), then “she, Anne & Clay” so the SHE must be Elizabeth here?!?!?!?

BkClubCare ⬆️ Third paragraph sorts it out…. 4d

BkClubCare But the 4th! Why HOW is Anne sitting at the window when it was decided she would walk?!! I am utterly confused 😵‍💫 4d

BkClubCare Okay, they are inside somewhere WAITING for a carriage? (edited) 4d

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BkClubCare Haha Town gossip says Anne is too delicate?! Silly 4d

Ruthiella Miss Eliot is always Elizabeth I think. The eldest unmarried daughter gets the last name only. Any younger unmarried daughter is first and last name: Miss Anne Eliot. 4d

BkClubCare @Ruthiella - ok. Got it. TY 😊 4d

AvidReader25 I haven‘t found a letter from Mrs. Croft yet. I‘m reading them as I get to each point in the story. There are maps, letters, invitations, and a concert program. I‘ll send a pic! And just you wait, this book is famous for a specific letter, which is why I was so excited when you sent this edition! 😍 1d

Skelly_fyer I just finished your story and it was so good! Let me know if you'd like to hear some ideas I had from an artist perspective 20h

BkClubCare @Skelly_fyer - you just finished Persuasion? Make a post and tag #Persuasion2025! Would be cool to see your inspires art. 🖼️ 14h

BkClubCare @AvidReader25 - must be in the last 2 chapters! Had to hold myself back from reading on. Glad that I have all day Sunday with no plans and I can hopefully do a review 🤗 13h

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Wuthering Heights (Collins Classics) | Emily Bront�

Emily Brontë's classic novel, "WUTHERING HEIGHTS," is getting a new movie adaptation!

The movie stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi in the lead roles, and it is written, directed, and produced by Emerald Fennell.

It is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on February 13, 2026!
#WutheringHeights #EmilyBronte #book #books #bookmark #Classics #Fiction #Gothic #Romance #HistoricalFiction #Literature #Historical #Novels ???

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RowReads1

Far from the Madding Crowd. Novel by: Thomas Hardy (Original Classics) | Thomas Hardy

RIP TS!

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c39d41g7nmlo.amp

TheBookHippie Awe. 6d

Suet624 Gorgeous people. 6d

CarolynM 💔 5d

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BkClubCare

Persuasion | Jane Austen

“She saw that there had been bad habits; that Sunday-traveling had been a common thing;”

Tsk,tsk (This cousin Elliot is not to be trusted.)

#SundayFunday

AvidReader25 I love this quote. How often do we all do this! “Everything was safe enough, and she smiled over the many anxious feelings she had wasted on the subject.” 4d

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