Here’s another classic Victorian novel, this one by George Eliot (which is a pseudonym) and published in 1861. It tells of the life of Silas Marner, a benevolent and good hearted weaver. Since I don’t want to spoil anything I’ll leave it at that. She belonged to the same milieu as Dickens so there areContinue reading “Silas Marner by George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans Cross)”
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King Solomon’s Mines by H. Rider Haggard
This has been called the founding work of the “lost world” genre but I believe it belongs more to the “treasure hunt” genre, if that exists. Apparently, the author wrote this book as part of a five shilling bet with his brother that he could write a book better than Treasure Island. I believe heContinue reading “King Solomon’s Mines by H. Rider Haggard”
