The little white attic

Spoiler alert: I usually don’t put up a spoiler alert even though I spoil everything, but Eugénie Grandet has an interesting plot and I will...

1/ I like the house descriptions in Eugénie Grandet .  “When Charles saw the yellow, smoke-stained walls of the well of the staircase, where...

I have written before about the similarities and differences between Edith Wharton and Jane Austen , so there’s no need to write again. The ...

As I read about the relationship between a charming, dominating woman and a naïve, inexperienced younger man in My Cousin Rachel , I can’t h...

I picked up The House of Mirth , expecting to like Edith Wharton—her prose seemed good, and her style seemed to match my personal aesthetics...

Spoiler alert: people who haven’t read The House of Mirth are warned that I shall discuss details of the plot, including the ending.  I...

1/ Can anyone read the scene of private theatricals in No Name without thinking about Mansfield Park ? The concern is the same, Norah Vanst...

Soon we will enter the 2020s, so let’s talk about our reading over the past decade, shall we?   1/ I came to Norway in 2009—before this, I ...