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Category: Classic Fiction

Le père Goriot, by Honoré de Balzac

February 1, 2018March 7, 20181 Comment

This is the first book of my 2018 "French classics" TBR.  Le Père Goriot is one of the instalments of La Comedie Humaine, Balzac's monumental fresco. I found it in my mother's bookcase and decided to give it a try! Here is the Goodreads blurb, my review follows. 'Pere Goriot' is the tragic story of … Continue reading Le père Goriot, by Honoré de Balzac

The Warden, by Anthony Trollope 

December 23, 2017January 2, 2018Leave a comment

I do not know much about classic English literature so I have decided to start filling this gap . On my list there are the works of the Brontë Sisters and Jane Austen of course, but I was also very interested in what I heard about Trollope's books. I love social chronicles and satires; and … Continue reading The Warden, by Anthony Trollope 

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