I recently “read” The Count of Monte Cristo (1844) by Alexandre Dumas by listening to it on CD. It is number 65 on the BBC book list and some 117 chapters, so I knew the only way I would have time to get through it would be through listening to it on my long drives... Continue Reading →
I have been wanting to read Madame Bovary (1856) by Gustave Flaubert and number 85 on the BBC book list for quite some time. Years, even. I finally got to it by listening to it on audiobook while driving to school, and I am glad I did. I know it was scandalous in its time,... Continue Reading →
Yes, my husband read Les Miserables (1862) before I did. Several years before I did, in fact. When we were dating in college, he had to read it for an assigned reading course as part of his master’s degree in accounting. To accomplish this, he brought the book to church with him on Sundays and... Continue Reading →
The Bookshelf of Emily J. 