Monthly Archives: February 2011

THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE / Thomas Hardy

“One evening of late summer, before the nineteenth century had reached one-third of its span, a young man and woman, the latter carrying a child, were approaching the large village of Weydon-Priors, in Upper Wessex, on foot.” Continue reading

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ABOUT A BOY / Nick Hornby

“People quite often thought Marcus was being funny when he wasn’t.” Continue reading

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