Literary-Blog
Scarlet Plague
I was introduced for the first time to a book by Jack London over 60 years ago. Since that time I have read several of London’s works including “The Call...
Scarlet Plague
I was introduced for the first time to a book by Jack London over 60 years ago. Since that time I have read several of London’s works including “The Call...
"Dr. Zhivago"
During the turmoil of the 1917 Russian Revolution, it was common for the families, with their chattels, of the partisans to follow the army as it moved to various locations....
"Dr. Zhivago"
During the turmoil of the 1917 Russian Revolution, it was common for the families, with their chattels, of the partisans to follow the army as it moved to various locations....
"The Captain's Daughter" (Alexander Pushkin)
Passage from “The Captain’s Daughter” by Alexander Pushkin: “THE SQUARE WAS DESERTED. I remained standing in the same place and could not gather my thoughts, thrown into disarray by all these horrifying...
"The Captain's Daughter" (Alexander Pushkin)
Passage from “The Captain’s Daughter” by Alexander Pushkin: “THE SQUARE WAS DESERTED. I remained standing in the same place and could not gather my thoughts, thrown into disarray by all these horrifying...
"Soul Mountain" (Gal Xingjian)
Opening passage from Chapter Nineteen of “Soul Mountain” by Gal Xingjian “On this chilly late-autumn night, dense heavy darkness encloses a totality of primitive chaos; indistinguishable are sky and earth, tress...
"Soul Mountain" (Gal Xingjian)
Opening passage from Chapter Nineteen of “Soul Mountain” by Gal Xingjian “On this chilly late-autumn night, dense heavy darkness encloses a totality of primitive chaos; indistinguishable are sky and earth, tress...
"White Nights" ( Fyodor Dostoevsky )
Well written prose often spark my curiosity and, almost always, prompt the question, what I would do in that circumstance? In the case of the following passage I wonder, would...
"White Nights" ( Fyodor Dostoevsky )
Well written prose often spark my curiosity and, almost always, prompt the question, what I would do in that circumstance? In the case of the following passage I wonder, would...
St. Petersburg to Moscow
Passage from Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow, an 18th century fictionalized journey along a postal route, by Alexander Radishychev "After suppering with my friends, I settled in the carriage. As...
St. Petersburg to Moscow
Passage from Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow, an 18th century fictionalized journey along a postal route, by Alexander Radishychev "After suppering with my friends, I settled in the carriage. As...