HIIIIIIII. So I haven’t done a book haul in a while because I was planning to do the 10 to 1 book diet challenge! That went out the window preeeeeeeetty quickly. I’m going on a definite book buying ban though. I really want to attend YALC in July so I’m […]
Title: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Published: 1886 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15994498-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde Rating: 2/5 Source: Owned physical! Plot: “Published as a shilling shocker, Robert Louis Stevenson’s dark psychological fantasy gave birth to the idea of the split personality. The story of respectable Dr Jekyll’s strange association with damnable young […]
Hello lovely readers! I thought I would start a little segment on my blog. Basically I show you a handful of stuff. COOL, RIGHT? I’m sure I’ve seen people do this on Youtube or other blogs but I can’t quite think of who I’ve seen. Today’s topic is the classics […]
Title: The Island of Doctor Moreau Author: H. G. Wells Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15990644-the-island-of-doctor-moreau Published: 1896 Source: Physical owned copy! Plot: “Adrift in a dinghy, Edward Prendick, the single survivor from the good ship Lady Vain, is rescued by a vessel carrying a profoundly unusual cargo – a menagerie of savage animals. Tended […]
Title: Bel – Ami Author: Guy De Maupassant Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/780581.Bel_Ami Rating: 3/5 Source: Library Published: 1885. Plot: “De Maupassant’s second novel, Bel-Ami (1885) is the story of a ruthlessly ambitious young man (Georges Duroy, christened ”Bel-Ami” by his female admirers) making it to the top in fin-de-siecle Paris. It is a […]
Hayley Sprout 