Title: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Author: L. Frank Baum Narrator: Anne Hathaway Publication Year: 1900 (this audio version: 2012) Pages: 259 (audio length: 3 hours 52 minutes) Genre: Fiction, Classics Source: Audiobook version purchased from Audible.com From the cover: Follow the adventures of young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto as they get swept [...]

Title: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Narrator: Scott Brick Publication Year: 1886 Pages: 256 (audio length: 3 hours 7 minutes) Genre: Fiction Source: Free audio download from AudioSync From the cover: When a brute of a man tramples an innocent girl, apparently out of spite, two bystanders catch [...]

Title: Madame Bovary Author: Gustave Flaubert Publication Year: 1994 (originally published: 1857) Pages: 304 Genre: Fiction Source: Copy from my shelf that I’ve had since I was a teenager From the cover: Madame Bovary is Flaubert’s flawless tale of human bondage. The author’s realistic and explicit descriptions of the fall of Emma Bovary into adultery, [...]

Title: The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern’s Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure Author: William Goldman Publication Year: 1973 Pages: 512 Genre: Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure Source: Purchased e-book version from KoboBooks From the cover: What happens when the most beautiful girl in the world marries the handsomest prince of all time and he turns [...]

During the month of October, Frances of Nonsuch Book is hosting a read-a-long of Madame Bovary. I have somehow owned two copies of the book for years upon years, but have never gotten past the first few pages … so I’m joining in! This week, we have read Part I of the book. Some people [...]