Tag Archives: 18th century
A Game of Love and Chance by Marivaux
“Have you ever seen counterfeit money? Do you know what a dud coin is? Well, I am rather like that.” A Game of Love and Chance is the third book from Emma in our virtual gift exchange. I was surprised … Continue reading
Lenz by George Büchner
I admit that I’d never heard of Lenz–Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz (1751-1792) until this review copy from Archipelago Books . Wikipedia identifies Lenz as a Baltic German writer of the Sturm und Drang movement. Here comes a slight digression….what is … Continue reading
Filed under Büchner Georg, Fiction, Goethe
Betrayal by the Marquis de Sade
“O sovereign Providence, why are men’s means so limited that the only way they can ever contrive to do good is by doing a little evil!” I went through a Marquis de Sade period years ago, but when I came … Continue reading
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The History of My Life by Casanova Vol. I
“I was all my life the victim of my senses” Casanova’s memoirs have sat on my shelf for an indecent number of years. I bought the complete set (6 books total–each containing 2 volumes of memoirs) after a strong recommendation, … Continue reading
Filed under Casanova, Non Fiction
The Duel by Casanova
I couldn’t decide what to read next and then there on the shelf I discovered Casanova’s The Duel. My copy is from Hesperus Press, and its 100 plus pages includes Casanova’s novella The Duel as well as an excerpt from his … Continue reading
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Casanova: A Study in Self-Portraiture by Stefan Zweig
You know how it is. You’re reading a book or watching a film and the same name keeps popping up. Is this a cosmic signal to pick up: a) a book written by that suddenly ubiquitous name or b) a … Continue reading
Filed under Non Fiction, Zweig Stefan
The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia by Samuel Johnson
“Ye who listen with credulity to the whispers of fancy, and pursue with eagerness the phantoms of hope; who expect that age will perform the promises of youth, and that the deficiencies of the present day will be supplied by … Continue reading
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