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4 weeks ago | 
lithub.com | Emily Temple |Edith Wharton |Marion Mainwaring
Every month, all the major streaming services add a host of newly acquired (or just plain new) shows, movies, and documentaries into their ever-rotating libraries. So what’s a dedicated reader to watch? Well, whatever you want, of course, but the name of this website is Literary Hub, so we sort of have an angle. To that end, here’s a selection of the best (and most enjoyably bad) literary film and TV coming to streaming services this month. Have fun.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
lesen.de | Lewis Carroll |William Butler Yeats |Jane Austen |Edith Wharton
Selected for The Great American Read, the PBS series celebrating America's 100 most-loved books. It's a warm summer's afternoon when young Alice first tumbles down the rabbit hole and into the adventures in Wonderland that have kept readers spellbound for more than 150 years. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
libraryjournal.com | Edith Wharton
It is spring when Charity, the ward of Lawyer Royall, meets charming architect Lucius Harney one day in the library. Unsettled by Royall’s unwanted sexual advances, Charity is saving her money in hopes of moving away from him. Narrator Laurel Lefkow offers a vivacious performance, communicating Charity’s indignance when she berates Royall after he tries to have her fired from work.
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Nov 2, 2024 | 
theatlantic.com | Edith Wharton
I have hesitated for some time before beginning this article, since any attempt to analyze work of one’s own doing seems to imply that one regards it as likely to be of lasting interest, and I wish at the outset to repudiate any such assumption.
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Apr 9, 2024 | 
the-scientist.com | Eleanor Catton |Edith Wharton |Dana Schwartz |Kevin Wilson
By day, Melinda Grosser, an assistant professor of biology at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Asheville, teaches undergraduate students introductory biology and advanced microbiology, while conducting her own research on Staphylococcus aureus physiology. But when the students go home, Grosser gets out her agar plates and brightly-colored bacteria collection to make literature-based agar art.
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Mar 22, 2024 | 
theeagleonline.com | Edith Wharton
Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer. Delivering American University's news and views since 1925 In the current ‘Golden Age of television,’ these are must watches In NBC’s hit sitcom “Superstore,” character Jonah Simms describes the modern day as “the Golden Age of television.” With all of the TV shows premiering now, it’s easy to feel like you’re falling behind.
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Mar 19, 2024 | 
vermontmoms.com | Edith Wharton |Vermont Mom
Read this: The Buccaneers by Edith WhartonWatch this: The Buccaneers, season 1 on Apple+Claire: Nothing really stood out to me. I was just mostly shocked about how Americans were so different from the British. Was this true? Was I not paying attention in history class? Julie: It was hard to get into but by the end, I couldn’t put it down because I needed to know who Nan picked. Julie: I really liked it. it’s hard to view it on its own without comparing it to Bridgerton – sets, costumes, music.
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Mar 1, 2024 | 
service95.com | Edith Wharton |Jean Rhys
Bookclub, Books Hernan Diaz, the author of Trust – Service95 Book Club’s Monthly Read For March – shares a reading list of the books that inspired his novel. “Trust is a novel made up of four different books, written by four different authors in very different registers and genres. It was a fun challenge to make each one of these voices believable, but that meant immersing myself in entirely different worlds and tones.
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Feb 14, 2024 | 
pushkinpress.com | Salvador Dali |Alexander Pushkin |Edith Wharton |Yasushi Inoue
Featured Five Pushkin Classics for Spring A Different Sound: Stories by Mid-Century Women Writers, selected by Lucy Scholes In this collection of stories from the 1940s and 50s, we see life being lived in a world where everything is about to change. Authors like Daphne du… Read more We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits.
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Dec 30, 2023 | 
vogue.com | Emily Bronte |Emily Brontë |Edith Wharton |E.M. Forster |Virginia Woolf
All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. I know what you’re thinking: Books to read before you’re 30? What does it matter when in your life you read a book? Possibly a lot.
