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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…

November 22, 2021

Cyrano De Bergerac – Edmond Rostand

This is a beautiful tragedy – funny, entertaining, and heartbreaking at the same time. Rostand presents us with a tragedy in line with that…

November 22, 2021

An Ideal Husband – Oscar Wilde

This was my first read of an Oscar Wilde work, and I immediately fell in love with him. When I first read it, it…

November 22, 2021

The Importance of Being Earnest – Oscar Wilde

When I first read this play, I felt that I might have missed the essence of it. Well, I’m happy to say I have….

November 19, 2021

The Secret Garden – Frances Hodgson Burnett

The story of The Secret Garden is an inspirational one for the children. It tells you how two disagreeable children become lovable, pleasant, and…

November 19, 2021

The Plague – Albert Camus

The story of The Plague is about a plague that wraps the city of Oran, isolating the city completely from the outside world. Cut…

November 19, 2021

Middlemarch – George Eliot

This is such a beautiful book and the first George Eliot work that I enjoyed. I’ve read her before, and although I appreciated their…

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