It seems that Jane Austen liked "Mansfield Park" better than anything she had done before. With all due respect to her many excellent...

From time to time I read a critical opinion on “Pride and Prejudice” that, while acknowledging its excellence, wonders why Jane Austen...

It's taken me an unconscionable length of time to get through this work. Perhaps in this review we'll be able to figure out why. It's not...

For a fairly simple story, the title of this novel is – let's face – a trifle confusing. “Elective Affinities”? What the heck does that...

I have a confession to make; I had even more trouble getting through “A Dream Of Red Mansions” than I've had getting through the other...