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“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
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“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
― Northanger Abbey
― Northanger Abbey
“There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.”
― A Christmas Carol
― A Christmas Carol
“But he who dares not grasp the thorn
Should never crave the rose.”
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Should never crave the rose.”
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VICTOBER 2025
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— last activity Nov 04, 2025 02:35AM
Greetings all! Victober is a month-long readathon hosted each October all about reading Victorian literature. The Goodreads group remains in place, ...more
September Readalong of The Thirteenth Tale #thirteenthtalealong
— 104 members
— last activity Sep 30, 2018 05:11PM
This September (2018) I'll be hosting a readalong of Diane Setterfield's The Thirteenth Tale, which is my favourite modern novel, and am absolutely br ...more
September Readalong of Bellman & Black #bellmanandblackalong
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— last activity Oct 02, 2019 10:25AM
This September (2019) I'll be hosting a readalong of Diane Setterfield's Bellman & Black, an amazing novel by my favourite modern author, Diane Setter ...more
Once Upon a River Readalong #OnceUponaReadalong
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— last activity Jan 11, 2022 10:04PM
This February (2021) I'll be hosting a readalong of Diane Setterfield's Once Upon a River, an amazing novel by my favourite modern author, Diane Sette ...more
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