MarisaOct 15, 2020Tracing the Vampiric Roots of Bram Stoker's 'Dracula'When we think of the vampire of popular culture, we tend to conjure images of aristocrats, seducers, wanderers. Even the sparkling...
MarisaOct 8, 2020A Feminist Legacy: Looking at the Lives and Sorrows of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary ShelleyCharlotte Gordon’s biography Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley is an excellently...
MarisaOct 6, 2020Exploring the Tradition of the English Gothic NovelA brief overview of the English Gothic novel, with recommended reading. Want more info? Check out series 1 of the Le Salon podcast.
MarisaSep 28, 2020Meet Your New Favourite Editions: Broadview PressThese Broadview editions of your favourite classics novels are ideal if you enjoy additional context with the original story.
MarisaSep 24, 2020Literary Cocktail: "The Woman in White"Pairing Wilkie Collins's classic book, The Women in White, with the classic cocktail, the White Lady (recipe included!).
MarisaSep 14, 2020Jane Austen’s “Spicy Allusions” Jane Austen wrote more than romance! A review of Austen's Unbecoming Conjunctions by Heyday-Stevenson looks at what Austen was really saying