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Geoffrey Chaucer of England by Marchette Gaylord Chute
Geoffrey Chaucer of England
by Marchette Gaylord Chute
recommended to Chris by: used book sale near the Round Tower
Geoff Chaucer – football hooligan!
Well, maybe but somehow it warms my heart to know that badly behaving football fans are a historic tradition in England.
It is very fitting that Chaucer might have been one. After all, he writes about farting.
Chute...more
Geoffrey Chaucer of England by Marchette Gaylord Chute
" This is, like the Kirkus review indicates, a charming book. I hadn't expected much. Indeed, I'd picked this up years ago at Second Hand Prose, the Chicago Public Library's old bookstore in the Lincoln Square neighborhood--lamentably, now gone. The... " Read more of this review »
Geoffrey Chaucer of England by Marchette Gaylord Chute
" As Virgil guided Dante, Marchette Chute guides the reader through the life, times, and poetry of Geoffrey Chuacer. This is an informative and entertaining journey. I guarantee you will enjoy and look forward to reading some of Chaucer's work with... " Read more of this review »
Geoffrey Chaucer of England by Marchette Gaylord Chute
" A highly readable biography of Chaucer. "
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The Romanovs by Lindsey Hughes
Chris rated a book 4 of 5 stars
Lustmord by Maria Tatar
The period of German history between the World Wars is one that most Americans, myself included, really no nothing about. There are the basic facts of inflation and the economic hardship that get mentioned when professors are explaining the raise of...more
Chris rated a book 3 of 5 stars
More Ghosts of Gettysburg by Mark Nesbitt
More of a history lesson, which is fine. Nesbitt would be make a good history teacher. Very nice photos as well.
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Chris rated a book 5 of 5 stars
The Old Wives' Fairy Tale Book by Angela Carter
A really good collection of fairy and folktales. While there are some better known tales in the collection, such as "East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon", many of the tales are not as well known. The stories come from all over the globe. While tale...more
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Terry Pratchett
“A good bookshop is just a genteel Black Hole that knows how to read.”
Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!

Jim Henson
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.”
Jim Henson

Terry Pratchett
“If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember.”
Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies

“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
S.G. Tallentyre

Terry Pratchett
“Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.”
Terry Pratchett, Jingo

The pill (Nonfiction)
1 chapters   —   updated May 07, 2013 11:59am
Description: Chaste
Letter from C. Lupine (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
1 chapters   —   updated Feb 10, 2013 02:08pm
Description: Mr Lupine writes a letter.
Thankfully for Goodreads (Nonfiction)
1 chapters   —   updated Dec 13, 2012 02:32pm
Description: see title
annoyed (Nonfiction)
1 chapters   —   updated Nov 03, 2012 02:09pm
Description: Well, you see the title don't you?
Star Wars (Nonfiction)
1 chapters   —   updated Jul 31, 2012 05:33pm
Description: Inspired By Crystal Starr Light's excellent blogs about the movies.
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30527 Into the Forest — 702 members — last activity May 24, 2013 09:37am
A group to discuss fairy tales, myths, legends, and monsters, either in their original form or in the massive amount of retellings. In short, if you li...more
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Welcome to the Beyond Reality SF&F discussion group on GoodReads. In Beyond Reality, each of our members may nominate one SF and one fantasy book per...more
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A space for people interested in and supportive of feminism, feminist literature, and feminist theory.
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A place for readers to push back against misbehaving authors. Had an author attack your review? Noticed an author plagiarizing another author? Come ac...more
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This group is for those who would like to participate in the Mount TBR Reading Challenge which I am hosting on my blog My Reader's Block. You are welc...more
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2013 Reading Challenge
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Chris has read 143 books toward her goal of 250 books.
 
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2011 Reading Challenge
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2012 Reading Challenge
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