SPOILERS!!!
Thoughts and notes about the books I am reading. My entries are not book reviews but just my personal thoughts and opinions about what I'm reading at the moment. The entries obviously contain SPOILERS.
Sunday, 21 September 2025
Thursday, 18 September 2025
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
Monday, 15 September 2025
New Book - Cadiz - Episodios Nacionales 8 - by Benito Pérez Galdós (Pages 1 - 23)
First Published: January 1, 1874
In the last book we left Gabriel in Cadiz after the terrible events of Gerona. In Cadiz Gabriel gets into contact with Amaranta, who is now living with Doña Flora.
Sunday, 14 September 2025
Saturday, 13 September 2025
A Well-Behaved Woman 5 (Pages 246 - 336)
Friday, 12 September 2025
Thursday, 11 September 2025
A Well-Behaved Woman 3 (Pages 124 - 189)
WK's grandfather, the Commodore, died. Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 – January 4, 1877), nicknamed "the Commodore", was an American business magnate who built his wealth in railroads and shipping.
Wednesday, 10 September 2025
Tuesday, 9 September 2025
New Book - A Well-Behaved Woman by Therese Anne Fowler (Pages 1 - 81)
First Published: October 16, 2018
This is a novel about Alva Smith, who eventually became Alva Vanderbilt.
Monday, 8 September 2025
Sunday, 7 September 2025
Dandy's Discovery - Facts
Dandy is a Boston terrier. The Boston Terrier is a breed of dog originating in the United States of America. Boston Terriers are small and compact with a short tail and erect ears.
Saturday, 6 September 2025
Thursday, 4 September 2025
Princesses Behaving Badly 3 (Pages 75 - 112)
Justa Grata Honoria
Justa's brother, Valentinian III, wanted to marry off to a friend, and Justa wrote to Attila the Hun asking him to invade on her behalf.
Wednesday, 3 September 2025
Princesses Behaving Badly 2 (Pages 32 - 75)
Olga of Kiev
She married Igor, ruler of Kievan Rusi. When her husband was killed by the Drevlians, she took her revenge and killed them. The Drevlians were a neighboring tribe with which the growing Kievan Rus' empire had a complex relationship. She was made saint in the Orthodox Church.
Wish You Were Here - Facts
The book starts with Diana's memory of her father painting the ceiling of Grand Central Terminal. Grand Central Terminalis a commuter rail terminal at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The ceiling is composed of seven groin vaults, each of which has an ornamental bronze chandelier. The first two vaults, as viewed from leaving Grand Central, are painted with cumulus clouds, while the third contains a 1927 mural by Edward Trumbull depicting American transportation.
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