To Virginia Woolf, who created stars out of waves
"The waves showed that uneasiness, like something alive, restive, expecting the whip, of waves before a storm." - Jacob’s Room Where does one start when trying to approach the grandeur of…
Hit the road: A Walk Across Serbia – An Interview with Kevin Shannon
In 2013, travel blogger and adventurer Kevin Shannon walked the length of Serbia twice. Kevin embarked on a solo journey across a country that was mostly new to him; not knowing if he’d be able to find a place to sleep on any given night, or what sort of people he’d encounter in the next town over.
If on a winter’s night a traveller you knock on Neil Gaiman’s door
Winter is coming, or so they say. Well, I guess that they are right. It is really cold outside these days. Yet somehow I really like how solemn everything gets…
The Yellow Wallpaper and the story of Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Charlotte Perkins Gilman Being a frequent visitor of street booksellers near my faculty, Great Short Stories by American Women edited by Candace Ward immediately caught my attention when I noticed…
Houses of famous writers
Have you ever wondered where your favourite author wrote his/her works? I collected 5 houses of famous writers. From Connecticut to Hampshire, each house has a story to tell. Some of them were the places where the greatest novels and poems were created. Let’s begin.
The 5 longest novels ever written
Ever since the post in which we dealt with the 45 brilliant books under 200 pages, I wanted to make a completely opposite list. Fancy a challenge? Here are the…
Infographic: The Seven Dials Mystery Character Map
The previous post which featured The Great Gatsby character map inspired me to make a character map infographic. Being the fan of detective novels, my choice which novel to include…