Before I leave Kipling and move on to other works, I wanted to try and articulate my feelings on Kipling’s imperialism. David Cody’s short entry at The Victorian Web does a good job of summing Kipling up as well as putting him in the context of his time. It is easy to dismiss Kipling because […]
I was pleasantly surprised for the first two-thirds of the movie that they followed Kipling’s novel in spirit, if not always faithfully. Dean Stockwell as the young Kim turns in an admirable job—it’s not a role I thought would translate to the screen very well. Errol Flynn’s role of Mahbub Ali was exaggerated in importance […]
A wonderful ending to an enjoyable book. I had gotten a little impatient with the middle section, feeling it was simply marking time. But there was important groundwork being laid that pays off handsomely. There are several different themes and things to talk about, so I’m sure I’ll do the book an injustice, but here […]
The middle third of the book covers Kim’s formal education as well as his extended informal learning. The book can be read solely as an adventure story, but some of the themes in the book add substantial depth. Kim’s reflection upon entering the school is worth noting: ’I am Kim. This is the great world, […]
The text for Kim can be found here. Kim is the coming of age story of a 13 year-old orphaned boy, whose father was a British soldier. Kim’s fortune was foretold by his father: The third [document left at Kim’s father’s death] was Kim’s birth-certificate. Those things, he was used to say, in his glorious […]
Project Gutenberg e-texts Wikipedia entry on Kilping The New Readers’ Guide to the works of Rudyard Kipling (created by The Kipling Society) The Victorian Website page on Kipling Most of these sites have additional links and resources listed, as well as several links to Kipling’s works online. There is a wealth of material available! The […]
Text can be found here.There is so much that can be written about with any book or short story, yet the hard part is choosing what to point out. While there are many more thoughts on the works I read, I’m trying to keep the posts relatively short compared to what I could cover. If […]
The text can be found here. This short story presents a very complex look at India and 19th century British rule. There is a lengthy discourse early in the tale which includes this passage: Gentlemen come from England, spend a few weeks in India, walk round this great Sphinx of the Plains, and write books […]
As things are straightening out regarding work and home, I’m hoping to start posting again on the books I read. Since I was essentially the only one posting, I’ll start back with the direction I would like to go. I tend to immerse myself in certain eras and read a handful in a row from […]
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Work has taken an interesting turn, so I’m behind schedule and not enough time to post right now. I’ll try and get something up on Theron Ware by Friday, but if not I’ll push the schedule back a week.
I’ll start this off relatively slow, then pick up speed. Hopefully anyone wanting to join me can catch up easily. September 27: Chapters 1 — 5 (47 pages in my version) October 4: Chapters 6 — 10 (49 pages) October 11: Chapters 11 — 17 (Part 2: 69 pages) October 18: Chapters 18 — 24 […]
Your place for all things Gatsby. Also probably the best place to post any thoughts on the book after we start the next novel. The Great Gatsby discussion: Chapters 1 — 3 The Great Gatsby discussion: Chapters 4 — 6 The Great Gatsby discussion: Chapters 7 — 9 The Great Gatsby: overall impression The Great […]
There was music from my neighbor’s house through the summer nights. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars. Credits Director: Jack Clayton Screenplay: Francis Ford Coppola Jay Gatsby: Robert Redford Daisy Buchanan: Mia Farrow Tom Buchanan: Bruce Dern Myrtle Wilson: Karen […]
While I’m hoping to watch The Great Gatsby tonight, I’ll start with links to The Damnation of Theron Ware. I haven’t found too many, but the few I have are excellent. If you find any additional links that you think others will find helpful, please pass them along or post them in the comments and […]
Well, I gave suggestions a week so with no input I’ll go with what I’d like. And hopefully others will want to give it a try. The Damnation of Theron Ware, by Harold Frederic, was published in 1896 and became a bestseller. The book is also known as Illumination. Here’s a brief description from Alibris.com: […]
I wanted to have a thread on what other’s think about The Great Gatsby because I feel I’m probably in the minority. I enjoyed the language of the book—deceptively simple but rich all the same. But there was something that kept nagging at me, keeping me from fully enjoying it. I’ll try and condense my […]
This post is to cover the last three chapters of The Great Gatsby. I’ll start another thread by Friday to post your thoughts on the book as a whole. We arrive at the culmination of the book with infidelities uncovered and murders committed. The author ties it all together as his commentary on the state […]
Well, we’re quickly coming to the end of The Great Gatsby, so it’s a good time to talk about the next book. What would you like to read and discuss with a group? Browsing at a bookstore the other evening, I thought I would enjoy discovering an author I’ve never read before. Two I saw […]
An excellent article titled Professor, private investigator team up in search of the real ‘Great Gatsby’, which gives a look at the man purportedly behind Fitzgerald’s title character. Some detail is given on Max von Gerlach, who Zelda Fitzgerald said was the inspiration for Jay Gatsby. However this excerpt highlights the uncertainty of that claim: […]