Tag Archives: Joseph Conrad

Review: The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad

I’ve been slacking quite a bit on the reading aspect of my 50 year challenge. I started the year off well and then hit a wall. Part of the problem was I started reading Walden by Henry David Thoreau. It … Continue reading

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Review of Heart of Darkness

The first novel that I have completed for the Victorian Reading Challenge is the Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad.  This work was published in 1899 in a three-part series in Blackwood’s Magazine.  Also, this is the 18th novel that I have completed … Continue reading

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My summer project

Now that I have completed the Once Upon a Time book challenge I am starting two new challenges.  I’m pretty excited to join the  Gothic and Victorian  challenges.  For each of these challenges I will read 5 novels for a total of … Continue reading

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