Tag Archives: Mysteries
Review: The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Before I get to my review I would like mention that we survived the big storm that hit England, France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and Denmark. Luckily for us, we didn’t experience any damage. Our boys were not happy about … Continue reading
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Tagged Gothic Novels, Mysteries, Photography, The Woman in White, Victorian Novels, Victorian Writers, Wilkie Collins
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Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
After I read Tipping the Velvet, the debut novel by Sarah Waters, I was hooked on her writing. Fingersmith, her third novel, is also on my 1001 books you must read list. I should admit that I finished this book … Continue reading
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Tagged 1001 Books you Must Read Before you Die, 50 Year Project, Affinity, Blog, Blogging, Book Reviews, Books, Crime Novels, CWA Ellis Peters Dagger, England, Man Booker Prize, Mysteries, Orange Prize, Photography, Sarah Waters, The Little Stranger, The Night Watch, Thrillers, Tipping the Velvet, Victorian England, Welsh Authors
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Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier
After reading Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca I wanted to delve more into her works. Jamaica Inn is an eerie tale about murder and deception in Cornwall in 1820. After her mother’s death, Mary Yellan moves in with her mother’s sister, … Continue reading
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Tagged 50 Year Project, Blog, Blogging, Book Reviews, Books, Cornwall, Daphne du Maurier, Jamaica Inn, Literature, Mysteries, R.I.P., Rebecca, Suspense, Thrillers
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And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Before I get to my review I would like to thank all of you for well wishes earlier this week. I’m on the mend from my cold. Hopefully I’ll be back to normal by the weekend. I hate being sick, … Continue reading
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Tagged 50 Year Project, Agatha Christie, And Then There Were None, Blog, Blogging, Book Reviews, Books, Crime Fiction, Life, Mysteries, Mystery Novels, R.I.P., Reading Challenges, Soldier Island
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The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
The third novel I read for R. I. P. was The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins. He’s an English playwright and writer who wrote during the Victorian era and completed 30 novels, over 60 short stories, and 14 plays. One of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1001 Books you Must Read Before you Die, 50 Year Project, All the Year Round, Blog, Blogging, Book Reviews, Books, Bullies, Charles Dickens, Detective Novels, English Writers, epistolary novels, Life, Literature, Mysteries, Mystery Novels, R.I.P., Reading Challenges, The Moonstone, Victorian Era, Victorian Literature, Wilkie Collins, William Collins
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Stonehenge
I finally made my way out to Stonehenge. When I first moved here I purchased a Living social deal for a tour to Stonehenge and Bath. However, each time we tried to plan the trip, the tour company was overbooked … Continue reading
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