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Talking “Too Muchness” with Writer Rachel Vorona Cote

Mar 24, 2022

Talking “Too Muchness” with Writer Rachel Vorona Cote

A few weeks ago, I held Le Salon’s first ever author event with Rachel Vorona Cote to discuss her 2020 book Too Much: How Victorian...

Marisa

Jan 2, 2022

A Little Bit About Le Salon's Founder and Host: Marisa

Today’s post is something very different for me: Natalie, has been a regular at Le Salon’s virtual discussions for 12 months now and she...

The Original Nutcracker Story: Tchaikovsky's Ballet vs. Hoffman's Tale

Marisa

Dec 21, 2021

The Original Nutcracker Story: Tchaikovsky's Ballet vs. Hoffman's Tale

Discover the enchanting differences between Tchaikovsky's ballet and Hoffman's original Nutcracker story.

Marisa

Oct 28, 2021

10 Facts About Edgar Allan Poe

Biographical facts about Edgar Allan Poe, the famous American Gothic writer.

Freud and the Uncanny: That Creepy Feeling You Get with a Spooky Book

Marisa

Oct 19, 2021

Freud and the Uncanny: That Creepy Feeling You Get with a Spooky Book

Why does somethings seem scary? Read about Freud's theory of the uncanny to understand how writers and movies manipulate our expectations.

Get in the Halloween Mood with these Short Stories

Marisa

Oct 19, 2021

Get in the Halloween Mood with these Short Stories

Get ready for halloween with these spooky short stories.

Marisa

Sep 27, 2021

Who's Who in 'The Sun Also Rises'

It is no secret that Ernest Hemingway drew on his personal experiences attending the bullfights in Pamplona to draft his 1926 novel The...

The Hemingway Special Cocktail (Papa Doble)

Marisa

Sep 20, 2021

The Hemingway Special Cocktail (Papa Doble)

While Ernest Hemingway's oeuvre speaks for itself—The Sun Also Rises (1926), A Farewell to Arms (1929), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940),...

Marisa

Sep 18, 2021

The Lost Generation in Literature

In his memoir titled A Moveable Feast (1964), Ernest Hemingway recounts how writer Gertrude Stein first heard the term “génération...

Marisa

Aug 17, 2021

10 Facts About Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’

1. Aware of her growing popularity, Austen had anxiety over how Emma would be received by the reading public, writing: “My great anxiety...

Marisa

Jul 29, 2021

Fairy Tale References in 'Jane Eyre'

Is Jane Eyre a fairy tale? Read about the fairy tale references in Jane Eyre and discover how Charlotte Brontë wove them into her novel.

Marisa

Jul 13, 2021

Six Facts About the Brontës

With three literary geniuses in the family—Charlotte, Emily, and Anne—the Brontës certainly secured themselves a (rightful) place in the...

A Jane Austen-inspired Cocktail Recipe from Toronto’s Famous Last Words Bar

Marisa

May 13, 2021

A Jane Austen-inspired Cocktail Recipe from Toronto’s Famous Last Words Bar

I am so thrilled to bring you a cocktail from the amazing literary-themed bar in Toronto, Ontario, Famous Last Words (FLW)! Over the past...

Could she have meant that?! Sexual Innuendos in Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’

Marisa

May 10, 2021

Could she have meant that?! Sexual Innuendos in Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’

Uncover the 'sexy' side of Jane Austen's Emma with a deep dive into the novel's sexual innuendos--including Kitty, a fair, but frozen maid.

Capturing the Gothic Life of Shirley Jackson on Film

Marisa

Apr 28, 2021

Capturing the Gothic Life of Shirley Jackson on Film

I finally had the time to sit down and watch the 2020 movie Shirley (currently on Amazon Prime), based on a novel of the same name by...

Charlotte Brontë's Rejected Novel 'The Professor'

Marisa

Apr 21, 2021

Charlotte Brontë's Rejected Novel 'The Professor'

On this day in 1816, Charlotte Brontë was born! So, it is only fitting that I recently completed my reading of the first novel she ever...

School Textbooks Reflect our Societal Values

Marisa

Apr 11, 2021

School Textbooks Reflect our Societal Values

I recently wrote a post about What Makes a Literary Classic in which I was thinking about what we culturally consider a ‘classic’ and how...

Marisa

Mar 18, 2021

Literary Cocktail: Miss Cathy's Whip

"Wuthering Heights is the name of Mr. Heathcliff's dwelling, 'wuthering' being a significant provincial adjective, descriptive of the...

Filling the Literary Gaps: English Female Writers 1750 - 1915

Marisa

Mar 8, 2021

Filling the Literary Gaps: English Female Writers 1750 - 1915

Not Just Jane: Rediscovering Seven Amazing Women Writers Who Transformed British Literature (2016) by Shelley DeWees is a delightful...

Reviewing One of the First English Novels

Marisa

Feb 24, 2021

Reviewing One of the First English Novels

How do you review a book that is 300 years old? The grammar, punctuation, and narrative structure are not like anything we see in today's...

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