Fanda Classiclit

I've done it! I am so happy, proud, but also relieved to have completed this one of my favorite challenges ever. Here's my entries ...

Mr. Dombey is a proud gentleman. And being proud in Victorian-England terms also meant calculating, stiff, unyielding; without passion, ...

Father Brown is a petit priest with innocent look and black umbrella, whose long experience with men provided him a better understanding...

Howards End depicts three English families from three different classes whose lives were accidently intertwined. There are the Wilcoxes...

I read the e-book version Right after I closed the last page of LOTR, I said to myself: " Finally... I have conquered thee!! ...

The Famous Five sets an important milestone on my bookish life. It literally marked my transition from child to teenager; and it was ...

It's official now—Anne is by far the best Brönte! I have read Wuthering Heights (hated it), and Jane Eyre (quite liked it but not ...

Serge Mouret is the son of Marthe Mouret (nee Rougon) and François Mouret, son of Ursule Mouret (née Macquart); meaning he has both Roug...

While reading East of Eden last month, my caption on an Instagram post was: " Sometimes a novel can explain the Bible better than a...

After the real tough War and Peace years ago, I have sought opportunity to read (and love) more of Leo Tolstoy’s. However, I ended desp...

Some books must surely be read more than once to get into all the layers it contains! On my first reading of Phantom about seven years a...

Being a huge fan of Dame Agatha Christie, I have read many of her books—maybe most of them (she wrote not less than 73 novels—source: wik...

The most exciting month has come! December is always full of fun; from Christmas, holiday, and arranging for next year’s reading challenge!...