November 22, 2021 The Saga of Gösta Berling – Selma Lagerlöf This debut novel of Selma Lagerlöf is an uncommon novel. Belonging to the genre of magical realism, the story is about one defrocked Lutheran…
November 22, 2021 The Misanthrope – Molière Here is an author who knows how to write a play. When it comes to comedy, none amuses me the way he does. His…
November 22, 2021 Death Comes as the End – Agatha Christie Death Comes as the End is by far the best standalone mystery that I’ve read by Agatha Christie. Its ancient setting, making it her…
November 22, 2021 Lady Audley’s Secret – Mary Elizabeth Braddon Lady Audley’s Secret is a Victorian “sensational”. My love for “sensational” novels began with The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins. I read that…
November 22, 2021 Don Juan – Molière “Hypocrisy is now a fashionable vice, and all fashionable vices pass for virtues…All the other vices of mankind are subject to censuré, and anyone…
November 22, 2021 A Woman of No Importance – Oscar Wilde A Woman of No Importance is yet another drawing-room play by Oscar Wilde, where he satirizes the morals, hypocritical conventions, and general views and…
November 22, 2021 The Inspector General – Nikolai Gogol The Inspector General by Gogol is one of the best satirical plays that I’ve read. Gogol is well known for his satire, either subtle…
November 22, 2021 Pygmalion – George Bernard Shaw I watched My Fair Lady about twenty years ago and all I remember is that a linguistic professor taking in a common flower girl…
November 22, 2021 Tartuffe – Molière Tartuffe or “The Imposter” or “The Hypocrite” by Moliere is a wonderful play about a religious hypocrite. The play was banned in his day…
November 22, 2021 Lady Windermere’s Fan – Oscar Wilde This is a brilliant play written by Oscar Wild. From the first dialogue, I knew I’m in for a treat. And yes indeed I…