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Mark Twain joined The Quaker City, a ship heading for a tour of Europe, the Mediterranean, & the Middle East. His trip was paid for by the Alta California, in exchange for 50 letters. Many of the Quakers on board were “wounded” by his irreverent take on all things religious. #familieswhoreadtogetherstaytogether #familybuddyread

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MaureenMc

Mark Twain | Ron Chernow

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I did it! 🙌 All 45 hours! This was an extremely thorough biography of Mark Twain. While understanding Twain‘s importance in American literature, I‘m not sure his biography needed to be at this level of detail. Still, it was very well done, & the narrator was excellent.
(I‘m going to be insufferable at my next book club meeting wherein we‘re discussing The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. 😆)

Ruthiella Yahoo ! 👏👏👏 1mo

mabell Oh my 45 hours?! Congratulations! 1mo

HeatherBookNerd 😮 1mo

kspenmoll That‘s fantastic! I am reading it with my husband & son so we are going slowly- 2w

AvidReader25 That‘s a beast! I toured his home in Connecticut a few years ago and it was beautiful. 2w

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kspenmoll

Mark Twain | Ron Chernow

Poe enjoyed listening to us read aloud from the tagged biography. #familyread #MarkTwain

AnnCrystal 💕😻💝. 1mo

Deblovestoread I love that you do this as a family! And Poe is lovely. 1mo

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JenlovesJT47

The Gilded Age: a tale of to-day, volume two | Mark Twain

Season three, over?
Say it isn‘t so! Rehab time —
withdrawals imminent.

Well somehow, season 3 of The Gilded Age is over. It was so good! Now we gotta wait 2 years for season 4. 😭

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #thegildedage

JenlovesJT47 @dabbe @TheBookHippie @DebInHawaii @lil1inblue @Kristy_K @julieclair @BooksandCoffee4Me @bellabella @AnnCrystal @Reggie @jdiehr @vivastory @CBee @Mimi28 @Jari-chan @Itchyfeetreader @Susanita @kelly7990 @ImperfectCJ @The_Book_Ninja 2mo

lil1inblue I caught up this weekend, and just have the last episode to go! Eep! 2mo

JenlovesJT47 @lil1inblue it was so good!! I‘m going to watch it again tonight 🤓 2mo

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dabbe I have put this on my TBW list, thanks to your words! 🧡🤎💛 2mo

JenlovesJT47 @dabbe you will love it!! Goes perfectly with Age of Innocence. ♥️ 2mo

dabbe @JenlovesJT47 If only Daniel Day-Lewis were in it! 😍 2mo

CindyMyLifeIsLit Hmmm! We just started season one, so I‘m definitely going to take my time! 😂 2mo

JenlovesJT47 @dabbe Railroad Daddy is an excellent substitute!! 😍🥵 2mo

JenlovesJT47 @CindyMyLifeIsLit it‘ll be hard to go slowly, it‘s so addictive! 2mo

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🐝🎬 Two Years! 🎬🐝💝. 2mo

rubyslippersreads I‘m happy that Gladys appears to be heading for a happier life than her real-life counterpart. 2mo

JenlovesJT47 @rubyslippersreads me too!! Seems very similar to Cora & Robert on Downton Abbey — I am pleasantly surprised! 🤓 2mo

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Jane121

Mark Twain | Ron Chernow

Done bring in yours let help you out

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JenlovesJT47

The Gilded Age: a tale of to-day, volume two | Mark Twain

Wednesday? Drat! It should
be Sunday! Railroad Daddy
is calling my name.

I‘m finally all caught up on The Gilded Age & am currently having withdrawals. Sunday can‘t get here fast enough!! 😋😍

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #thegildedage

Jari-chan Oh, it's Wednesday? I thought it was Thursday already 🙈😅 thanks for the reminder 🤣 2mo

CBee @Jari-chan you sound like me 😂😂 I had a little chat in my head earlier about what day it is today 😂🤪 2mo

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lil1inblue I really need to catch up, too! I need some #railroaddaddy time! 😍 😋 2mo

JenlovesJT47 @Jari-chan @CBee 😅 all the days run together! Can‘t believe it‘s only Wednesday! 😵‍💫 2mo

JenlovesJT47 @lil1inblue the last few episodes have been some high stakes drama! So good, I‘m addicted ♥️🤗 2mo

dabbe Your words remind me how much I love reading books about and during this error. Edith Wharton is my fave. 🩶🖤🩶 2mo

JenlovesJT47 @dabbe I have never read any of Edith Wharton‘s books although I have a bunch of them. Which one would you recommend reading first? 2mo

dabbe @JenlovesJT47 Without a doubt, THE AGE OF INNOCENCE. The #hashtagbrigade is reading this next month, if you're interested. I'm happily rereading it because it's in my top 5 of all time. We only read a chapter a day. Here's the link for more info: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2885440

P.S. The Martin Scorcese movie starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Winona Ryder is exquisite as well. 🩵💙🩵 2mo

JenlovesJT47 @dabbe ooh yay, I can do a chapter a day! I‘ve been stressing about being behind on all of the buddy reads but that‘s doable. I‘ve already got the book. Thank you! 🤗 2mo

dabbe @JenlovesJT47 🩵💙🩵 2mo

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🐝👌🏼📺🐝💝. 2mo

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kspenmoll

Mark Twain | Ron Chernow

Early morning coffee & a book. Reading one chapter a day as a family. #MarkTwain #familyread #coffeeandbooks

GinaKButler Looking forward to reading this one! How is it so far? 3mo

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty 😍 3mo

Suet624 Love that you‘re doing a family read. 3mo

MonicaLoves2Read I'm reading this. I have 2 days left to finish it. But that's not happening. I will have to put it on hold on Libby 3mo

MonicaLoves2Read I am enjoying it and learning a lot about Twain 3mo

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JenlovesJT47

The Gilded Age: a tale of to-day, volume two | Mark Twain

PSA: if you like period pieces and you haven‘t seen it yet, you MUST watch The Gilded Age on HBO. The costumes are fabulous & the cast is excellent. Mr. George Russell here (Morgan Spector) has been dubbed Railroad Daddy by the fans & it is very fitting!! 🥵😏😆 Lort, that man. 🥵🥵🥵😋

The union may call him
Robber Barron — but we call
him Railroad Daddy. 😉

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #thegildedage #tvhaiku

AnnCrystal Just went and read about this show, looks like a catching soap opera 👏🏼🐝👌🏼🎬🐝💝. 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @AnnCrystal it‘s addictive! Season 3 just came out so I‘m doing a rewatch and loving it even more the second time around! ♥️ 3mo

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AnnCrystal @JenlovesJT47 that show does look addictive worthy. You mentioned that you live in New York?? It must be wild to see any historical movie based in your city. I know I love it when Los Angeles is featured ☺️👌🏼🎬💝. 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @AnnCrystal I live in central Florida, close to Disney. I did post yesterday about NYC but I‘ve never been there — although I feel like I‘ve been there a thousand times in books and movies ☺️ I would LOVE to see a historical show set in this area. The closest I‘ve got is Dexter & The Golden Girls 😁 And L.A. is a great city! I lived about an hour away from LAX for 2 years in college. Got to see a couple of Dodgers games. Cali is beautiful. ♥️ 3mo

AnnCrystal @JenlovesJT47 🆒 movies and books allows is to venture anywhere ☺️👌🏼💝💝💝. 3mo

Amiable @JenlovesJT47 @AnnCrystal The Gilded Age is so good! I‘m also a fan. Did you know that large parts of it are filmed at the mansions in Newport, RI? 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @Amiable the scenery is stunning and the costumes are 🤌🏻. Mrs. Russell‘s dresses are 😍😍😍 — well, all of them really, but hers are the best! ♥️ 3mo

Amiable @JenlovesJT47 I do love George Russell, too. That man can buy a copper mine from me anytime. 😄 (edited) 3mo

Librarybelle Love this show! 3mo

TheBookHippie I adore that show. And OMG George Russell 🔥🔥🔥 3mo

AmyG Love this show. The costumes, the scenery, the drama! Excellent. 3mo

rubyslippersreads But Bertha! 😳 I‘m currently reading

Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt: The Story of a Daughter and a Mother in the Gilded Age

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JenlovesJT47 @rubyslippersreads ooh this looks good! Stacked! 3mo

AnnCrystal @Amiable 🆒🤩 those Newport, RI mansions must be pretty ☺️👌🏼🎬💝. 3mo

Amiable @AnnCrystal Oh, they are gorgeous! Especially when they‘re all decked out for the holidays. 3mo

AnnCrystal @Amiable 🤩 my favorite! I love seeing the holidays celebrated on my favorite shows. I bet seeing those mansions all decked out is a feast for the eyes 🥳📺💖💖💖. 3mo

dabbe A historical haiku! I love this time period, and now I want to read Edith Wharton again. 🖤🐝💛 3mo

lil1inblue Railroad daddy... I hadn't heard that before, but damn it fits! 🔥 🔥 🔥 3mo

julieclair Ooohhhh…. I haven‘t seen The Gilded Age, but I can tell I will love it!!! 😀 A few posts back, you asked about our favorite time periods to live in, and I think the gilded age would be mine. ⭐️ 2mo

JenlovesJT47 @julieclair it‘s so good!! I decided to do a rewatch so I haven‘t watched the two newest episodes yet and I keep dodging spoilers right and left. 😆 it‘s a great show! ♥️♥️♥️ 2mo

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