Dec 12 2023
Born on this day December 12, 1821, Gustave Flaubert, a French novelist renowned for his seminal work Madame Bovary, made significant contributions to the literature of realism and laid the foundation for much of modern fiction. Flaubert’s influence cannot be overstated; his meticulous attention to detail, his relentless pursuit of stylistic perfection, and his profound …
Sep 21 2021
It has been a while since I first wrote about encouraging reading in your infant and I thought it was about time that I get back to this series in case there were some of you waiting for me to get on with it. As I mentioned in the previous post, I am a big fan of …
Jun 04 2021
As I mentioned in a previous post, I am a reading fan. I actually think that it is much worse than that and I am actually a book addict. I love the smell of books, old and new, the crackling sound as you open the book for the first time, the neatly lined shelves. And this …
May 10 2021
I am a big fan of reading, huge, gigantic, enormous. I can add many adjectives to just how big of a fan I am but I think I may have already got my point across and one look at the boxes of books that I don’t have room for will confirm it. For this reason, …
