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Review: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

Tamason.gamble — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 09:30:35 +0000

Said to be inspired by the true-life story of Francois Picaud, who was a 19th century shoemaker from Nimes accused of becoming a spy for the English and imprisoned in Fenestrelle fortress, The Count of Monte Cristo is a classic novel that is still well-loved today. The Story of The...

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How to Celebrate Valentine’s Day in Lockdown

Tamason.gamble — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:30:17 +0000

Valentine’s Day this year is going to be a very different experience for many of us. I don’t know what you were all doing on cupid’s day of love last year, but I was sitting on the shores of Lake Garda sipping Laguna wine before enjoying a wonderful meal. Little...

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Review: Bruges-la-Morte by Georges Rodenbach

Tamason.gamble — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 09:00:11 +0000

Hugues Viane lost his wife five years ago, five long lonely years ago. “He whiled away some of the time by reading magazines and old books, smoked a great deal and, lost in his memories, lingered at the window opening onto the grey weather outside.” (Page 17*) Since his beloveds...

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Classic Romance Novels Worth Reading

Tamason.gamble — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:36:18 +0000

Classic romance stories of boy and girl meet, fall in love, marry, and live happily ever after very rarely happen in real life. Where is the turmoil, the heartache, the deceit, and the messy breakup? What happened to the unrequited love affairs, the stories of forbidden love and the treacherous...

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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)

Tamason.gamble — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 21:00:51 +0000

Set in the 1920’s, The Great Gatsby has no doubt been on University reading lists for many years and now, thanks to the recent Hollywood tribute to this work I am sure many others have turned to this American Classic. Through the eyes of Nick Carraway, a Yale Graduate...

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