February 2011
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I'm thinking of reading, "North and South." Have...
So we were asked this question by its-business-time (love the name!), and she left off the Author, so here’s a note on North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell! Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South is, for lack of a better term, a “social novel” that refracts some of the changes industrialization was making in England through drama in the lives of several characters. Gaskell is not as well read...
Feb 28th
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its-business-time asked: I'm thinking of reading, "North and South." Have you guys read it, and is it good?
Feb 28th
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Feb 28th
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Pop culture's Top 10 Mean Girls →
10. Caroline Bingley, Pride and Prejudice 7. Countess Lydia Ivanova, Anna Karenina 4. Bertha Dorset, The House of Mirth
Feb 28th
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Is it Classic?
The success of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings books may only be eclipsed by the success of the epic movie trilogy based on the books.  The three installments, The Fellowship of the Rings, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King, follow the journey of Frodo and his friends, Sam, Pippin, Merry, Gandolf and more, as they make their way to Mount Doom in Mordor to cast the evil One Ring...
Feb 28th
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Classy Sundays
Our new series “Classy Sundays” features photos of awesome classic lit geeks with their favorite classic books and favorite quote or excerpt. If you want to be in featured in our next Classy Sunday just ask us! This week, Galo Delgado! What really knocks me out is a book, when you’re all done reading it, you wished the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours...
Feb 28th
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loveanderrors-deactivated201112 asked: thanks for the follow back! i get so excited when i see people reading and loving the same classics i do. there is hope after all! i <3 classics too :)
Feb 27th
xtcking asked: i have to say i really enjoy your blog, i kudos on the theme :]
Feb 26th
Literary Mixtape: What Was On Hamlet’s iPod
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Feb 26th
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James Franco to Play the Wizard of Oz →
Feb 25th
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august1976 asked: I'm so sad, you haven't answered my question my question. :( Naah, kidding. Heehee. So what are your favorite domestic/feminist classics? Name at least 5. :D Thanks!
Feb 25th
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Would You Rather...?
Hey!! It’s FRIDAY and you know what that means…another classic edition of Would You Rather?                     go to a sleepover at Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydes’ or Dracula’s place? Choose Wisely, TUMBLAS!!! Muahahaha
Feb 25th
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35 Portraits of Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde is wildly popular, no pun intended.  Check out all these fan-made portraits of the author of The Picture of Dorian Gray.  by Aceldama by Inky-la-reve by PunkGirl-Simeone by drunkenchrousgirls by azrael1984 by arien87 by Pyrra by Rainyd by Kyouko-kun by thecosmicdancer by ArtemisiaSynchroma by artwarriors by blue-jaryn by CnickArach by...
Feb 25th
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asexymomentaday asked: Thanks for the follow.
Feb 25th
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Feb 25th
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Feb 24th
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Black and White and Read All Over
We all know the grade school riddle: What’s black and white and read all over?  But we think the answer should be old movies based on classic books!  Get it?  Check out these awesome photos from some of our favorite old school Hollywood classic novel adaptations. Frankenstein (1931) starring Colin Clive as Frankenstein. The War of the Worlds (1953) starring Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les...
Feb 24th
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We're giving away a NOOK Color through Twitter!... →
What can you do in #ThreeSeconds? Tweet your answer with that hashtag to be entered to win a NOOK Color! And if over 100 people enter, we’ll give away 20 free copies of the book. I know it’s not classic lit..but who doesn’t want a free NOOK?!
Feb 23rd
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hannerkaye asked: You guys are combining my two favorite things: modern culture and old school classics. Thanks for the follow and keep it up!!
Feb 23rd
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Feb 23rd
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Feb 22nd
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Trivia Tuesdays!
What classic novel was originally titled ‘The Dead Un-Dead’ (also, its author was the final Jeopardy question in the second day of the IBM Watson Challenge!)? Click here for the answer!
Feb 22nd
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Is it Classic?
Written by Erich Maria Remarque, a German soldier in World War I, All Quiet on the Western Front gives readers an insider’s look at the devastation of trench warfare - the struggles both on the battlefield and the psychological obstacles upon returning from witnessing the most horrific of atrocities.  Remarque does not present a heroic portrayal of battle, instead focusing on the...
Feb 21st
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ad11 asked: thanks for following! awesome blog :D
Feb 21st
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Classy Sundays
Our new series “Classy Sundays” features photos of awesome classic lit geeks with their favorite classic books and favorite quote or excerpt. If you want to be in featured in our next Classy Sunday just ask us! This week, Kristin Lenzo! I wonder if I’ve been changed in the night? Let me think. Was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember...
Feb 20th
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14 of the Coolest (and weirdest) Shakespeare...
We scoured Etsy for Shakespeare inspired Etsy crafts! All images link to the item. Tea from StorybookArtifact Flower corsage made from pages of Shakespeare Love Sonnet from nellieandelsie Shower curtain from CustomShowerCurtains Shakespeare Nightlight from neonlithics Charm from JezebelCharms H is for Hamlet postcard from dpsullivan William Shakespeare in Wine Corks from...
Feb 19th
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Feb 19th
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Feb 18th
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Would You Rather...
Hey friends! Here is another Friday installment of…WOULD YOU RATHER!      star in Gwyneth Paltrow’s Emma or in Alicia Silverstone’s Emma reboot Clueless?
Feb 18th
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Feb 18th
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august1976 asked: I haven't read any of the Bronte sisters' novels yet. Their novels all seem to be dark, disturbing, and bursting with suspicions and mysteries. I must take a Bronte paperback next time I visit a book store.
Feb 18th
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Feb 17th
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roslintullyn asked: Thank you so much for the follow! :D
I was about to follow you right after you made that post on Jane Eyre!
Feb 17th
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Jane Eyre'vrywhere
With the release of the new Hollywood adaptation of Charlotte Bronte’s literary classic, Jane Eyre, starring Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell, and Judi Dench (see the trailer and movie poster below) approaching (March 11!), we started to realize that Jane Eyre is everywhere!  Did you know that there’s even a graphic novel of Jane Eyre? Cool! Check out all these iterations...
Feb 16th
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Feb 15th
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Tumbla Tuesday! Recommend us, Friends!
It’s that time of the week! Just click here: http://www.tumblr.com/directory/recommend/books/iheartclassics** **side effects of recommending IHEARTCLASSICS may include, sudden bouts of happiness, bursts of sunshine, random acts of skipping, over joy, excessive enthusiasm, and years upon years of health, wealth, and good fortune.
Feb 15th
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Trivia Tuesdays!
In what 1990s Broadway revival based on a classic children’s book did Olympic gymnast Cathy Rigby play the lead? Click here and the answer will be revealed!
Feb 15th
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theavidpageturner asked: Your blog is fabulous - I heart classics too and so I am returning the follow!
Much love
The Avid Page Turner
Feb 15th
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Top 10 Cutest Classic Lit Couples: Valentine's Day...
We’ve compiled our list of classic lit Valentine’s Day couples! Dracula and Sookie Stackhouse Romeo and Juliet Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Captain Ahab and Moby Dick Peter Pan and Tink and Wendy Tarzan and Jane Hester Pryne and…everyone in town Frankenstein and the Bride of Frankenstein The Hunchback and Esmeralda Henry David Thoreau and Mother Nature Did we...
Feb 14th
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Is it Classic?
H.G. Wells’ famous 1898 science fiction thriller, The War of the Worlds, tells the story of an unnamed narrator as he struggles to stay alive as Martians invade the Earth in the suburbs of London.  The War of the Worlds is one of the earliest works of fiction to ever describe a confrontation with an alien race.  Wells’ novel has been the inspiration for several mainstream cultural...
Feb 14th
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writers-responsibility asked: Hey, thanks for following! Your blog is great- so unique!
Feb 14th
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Classy Sundays
Our new series “Classy Sundays” features photos of awesome classic lit geeks with their favorite classic books and favorite quote or excerpt. If you want to be in featured in our next Classy Sunday just ask us! First up, Sierra Stinnett! What connexion can there be between the place in Lincolnshire, the house in town, the Mercury in powder, and the whereabout of Jo the outlaw with...
Feb 13th
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xoxogothicgirl asked: Thank-you for the follow! :D What an interesting blog.
Feb 13th
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Feb 12th
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houstonweregoingdown asked: thank you so much for following :)
Feb 12th
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Would You Rather...
Hey new friends! Here is the third of our new series of posts…WOULD YOU RATHER! Where we ask you questions regarding you favorite classics…let us know what you would rather do! THIS Mr. Darcy or THAT Mr. Darcy?
Feb 11th
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Would You Rather...Jane Austen Edition
Hey new tumble friends! Here is the second of our new series of posts…WOULD YOU RATHER! We ask you questions regarding you favorite classics…you let us know what would rather do! Would you rather send Jane a copy of Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters or Pride and Prejudice and Zombies?
Feb 11th
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literaturecreep asked: Hi, thanks for following!
I hope you like the blog. If there's anything specific you'd like me to post, for instance, if you're wondering about a certain book or if you don't see enough of things related to your favorite writer, then don't hesitate to leave suggestions or a wish list in my ask. :)

-Kat
Feb 11th
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Feb 10th
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igottabelieveitsworthit asked: thank you for following me! :D
Feb 10th