echambers1974May 3, 202313 min readChasing Mary Shelly...Yes, Mary Wollstonecraft did write Frankenstein!
echambers1974May 1, 20238 min readNot What I Expected...Disney films and authors' intentions sometimes diverge.
echambers1974May 1, 202314 min readMadness and Mystery...Wilkie Collins created both the mystery novel and sensational fiction.
echambers1974Apr 20, 202313 min readThe Aesthetics of Hedonism...This week we are jumping into the famous Oscar Wilde novel The Picture of Dorian Gray.
echambers1974Apr 18, 202320 min readWhat's The Problem Here?Is it right to censor or ban books just because they contain words or ideas that you don’t agree with?
echambers1974Apr 12, 20239 min readBig Brother, Benevolence, and Changing the World...Some books entertain us, others teach us moral lessons, and some never become irrelevant.
echambers1974Apr 11, 202311 min readDuality, Murder, and Self-Reflection...Robert Louis Stevenson mastered duality in his public and private worlds.
echambers1974Apr 6, 202311 min readLiving the Gothic Life...The works of Henry James an attempt to make amends for something he might have done to Constance Fenimore Woolson?
echambers1974Apr 5, 20237 min readGreat Novels You Have Never Heard OfHere are five novels that will change your perspective on what a classic is.
echambers1974Jan 17, 20236 min readControlling the Narrative...Southern Historical Narratives in Context... Hidden Realities... There has been a concerted effort made in recent years to shift the...
echambers1974Dec 2, 20225 min readAn Irving Christmas...From October 1 to January 1 pumpkins, turkeys, and Santa all take center stage partly owing to the works of Washinton Irving.
echambers1974Nov 21, 20226 min readChange Is Constant...Change is good. It forces us out of our comfort zone and helps us grow in ways we never thought we could.
echambers1974Aug 8, 20226 min readCover to Cover...Reading is Fundamental... Love It or Hate It... Ever since I was a child reading has been a quiet way for me to escape all of the...