reviewed by John Murphy
“You are not afraid it may be rather a mistake for an American man of business to marry a French countess?”
The American man of business is certainly not afraid it’s a mistake; it seems only too natural. Christopher Newman, a captain of American industry in his mid-thirties, travels to Europe to become […]
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The Professor, by Charlotte Bronte
Posted in Anti-Catholic, Audiobooks, Classics, Romance on Feb 3rd, 2007
BBC Audiobooks, 2005, unabridged, read by James Wilby
reviewed by Rachel Murphy
Having been a devoted fan of Jane and Rochester since my mid-teens, I decided to give Bronte’s The Professor a try, on audiobook—though perhaps I was motivated even more by its narrator, the film actor James Wilby (Behind the Lines, A Tale of Two Cities).
The […]
The Cardinal’s Snuff-Box, by Henry Harland
Posted in Romance on Nov 25th, 2006
reviewed by John Murphy
Oh, what Supernatural Luck!
Henry Harland’s The Cardinal’s Snuff-Box is a delightful Catholic romance-confection. Settle down into a comfortable armchair (preferably next to a blazing fire) with a cuppa tea or glass of dry sherry, and bathe in Harland’s creamy prose and Italy-set story.