Paris in the Spring: Alexandre Dumas on Tour
Beginning Monday, April 19, 2010, Alexandre Dumas will be going on a virtual tour of the blogosphere. Check out these participating blogs where you’ll find reviews of a number his works, as well as...
View ArticleMay/June 2010: The Golden Age of Detective Fiction Sign-up
Time to pull out your magnifying glasses, examine all the clues, and figure out “whodunit” because the many wonderful authors from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction will be touring the Classics...
View ArticleWhite Nights on the Neva: Russian Imperial Literature Circuit Sign Up
On June 21, we will begin a new Classics Circuit, the White Nights on the Neva: Russian Imperial Literature. Depending on the number of people who sign up, it will run for three or four weeks, that is,...
View ArticleThe Land of the Rising Sun: Meiji Japanese Classics
The Classics Circuit is pleased to announce an upcoming tour! In the Land of the Rising Sun tour, we will be exploring Meiji-era Japanese Classics. As the Western novel writing influences entered Japan...
View ArticleIntroducing: Anthony Trollope Tour
The Classics Circuit is pleased to announce an upcoming tour! In our Anthony Trollope Tour, we will be reading works by the prolific Victorian writer, Anthony Trollope. Anthony Trollope was born in...
View ArticleIntroduction to the Ancient Greek Classics: Sign Up for the January Tour
Welcome to a brief introduction to Ancient Greek Classics! Below, you can read other blogger’s and reader’s thoughts on ancient works and you can sign up for the upcoming (late January) Classics...
View ArticleThe American Lost Generation Sign Up
The “Lost generation” is a term popularized by Ernest Hemingway and credited to Gertrude Stein. It refers to the persons who came of age and were called to service during the “Great War.” Many of the...
View ArticleThe Dueling Authors Sign Up
Welcome to Dueling Authors: Charles Dickens vs. Jane Austen! Below, you can read brief summaries of the lives and major works of both authors along with other bloggers’ and readers’ thoughts on these...
View ArticleIntroduction and Sign Up: A Celebration of Steinbeck
It’s time for another tour! This time, we’re celebrating the writings of John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck lived from 1902 to 1968, writing more than two dozen books, including fiction, nonfiction, and...
View ArticleIntroduction and Sign Up: Gothic Literature
The end-of-October tour will be celebrating the “original” gothic novels, those written during the Romantic era. I’m defining the era as pre-1840. The following information may give you an idea where...
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