Tag Archives: Hesperus Press
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 Eternal Husband by Dostoevsky Part I
“She was faithful to her lover–though only until he bored her.” The Eternal Husband, written by Dostoevsky in 1869, explores the relationship between two men–Velchaninov, a middle-aged bachelor who suffers from hypochondria, and Trusotsky, a widower from the provinces. The two men … Continue reading
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A Tale Told by Moonlight by Leonard Woolf
“But who ever felt the sun set or rise in London or Torquay either? It doesn’t: you just turn on or off the electric light.” Yes, a collection of shorts by Leonard Woolf aka Mr Virginia Woolf, the man with … Continue reading
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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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The Man of Fifty by Goethe
It’s not accurate to say I don’t care for Goethe, but it is accurate for me to admit that I haven’t bothered to read him in the past. For one thing, I am not a fan of German Romanticism, and then again … Continue reading
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Butterball by Guy de Maupassant
I’ve been on a roll lately with Maupassant, and when I saw this Hesperus edition of Butterball, a collection of Maupassant stories sitting on my shelf, well I just couldn’t resist. This edition is translated by Andrew Brown and includes … Continue reading
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Three Crimes by Simenon
“Is this where our taste for mystery and squalor comes from?” Simenon is perhaps best remembered for his Maigret novels, but I prefer the edgy, darker realms of the romans durs (hard novels). I’d like to think that I will read everything … Continue reading
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