#ann hawthorne

[pollyssecretlibrary]

“An Authoress and a Viscount”, by Ann Hathorne

This book was kindly offered to me by its author in exchange for my opinion.

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I did not know Ann Hawthorne before she contacted me and I had not read anything by her. So I went into this book knowing only little details of its plot. I did not know whether it was intended as a full book or if it was intended as a novella but my thoughts go along the latter. This book has only one big mistake; its length. And because of that, the book lacked in other aspects. It’s not long enough to have a build up of the romance, there are almost no transitions between the moment the couple meets and the moment they know they want each other. And most of the times the subplots ate the love story when it should have been the other way around.

I am deeply sorry and sad to say this because the writing is exquisite. The story has so much potential that I could see tiny bits of chemistry between Lavinia and Hugh. I would have been delighted to see more because the setting is unique, the characters have potential to be unique, but it’s hard to see where the love comes from, and I don’t mean spicy scenes at all, I don’t need them to enjoy a story, I’m ok with closed door romances or clean, whatever you prefer to name it. But the passion must be there for me too feel it, to make this book memorable.

Lavinia is a successful authoress with one hit book who is suffering “writers block”. She has been working as a second dressing maid for the queen Charlotte for three years. Hugh is a viscount who works for the mad king George III where he meets this young maid whose name he recognizes as the famous authoress and who is being bullied by her superior. He takes pity on her and offers her his aid in finding an escape to court, possibly, by finding her a suitor.

Now that “Queen Charlotte” is being a massive success on tv, this book could have been a suitable recommendation for readers who wanted more of that world, of court plots and gossip… As it is, the book is readable and enjoyable. But it could have been so much more if only it was of a more appropriate length. I insist, the writing style is impressive.

[booksteacupandreviews]

An Authoress and a Viscount by Ann Hawthorne - Refreshing Regency Romance

An Authoress and a Viscount is entertaining, well-written, and refreshing Regency Romance with many Regency details and amazing characters. An Authoress and a Viscount by Ann Hawthorne Publication Date : May 4, 2023 Publisher : Ann Hawthorne (Self-published) Read Date : June 21, 2023 Genre : Historical Romance Pages : 142 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4 out of 5. Synopsis A heroine eager for an escape.…

[mossgloam]

here lies my autumn reading recommendations 🍂🪦📕

I. slewfoot by brom

II. hex by thomas olde heuvelt

III. of ghosts and goblins by lafcadio hearn

IV. the first three of the vampire chronicles (interview with the vampire, the vampire lestat, and queen of the damned) by anne rice

V. the witching hour by anne rice

VI. the vampyre by john william polidori

VII. carmilla by sheridan le fanu

VIII. the legend of sleepy hollow by washington irving

IX. raising the horseman by serena valentino

X. young goodman brown by nathaniel hawthorne

other favs not pictured that you may enjoy this season:

-rosemary’s baby by ira levin

-american psycho by brett easton ellis

-the monkey’s paw by w.w. jacobs

-the amityville horror by jay anson

-long live the pumpkin queen by shea ernshaw

-you by caroline kepnis (i’ve not yet read the follow-ups to this series but intend to)

-frankenstein by mary shelley

-the silence of the lambs by thomas harris (my personal opinion is that you should read all four of the hannibal series in chronological order of their published release dates as it promotes interest in his backstory)

- the wolf gift by anne rice (i’d honestly suggest most of her other work if you find yourself intrigued by vampires, witches, werewolves, mummies, and/or the occasional ghost)

- the string of pearls: sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street by james malcolm rhymer (or thomas peckett prest, depending on who you ask)

- the shining & pet sematary by stephen king (many good ones by king but those two are my favs for the record)

- my best friend’s exorcism by grady hendrix

- the picture of dorian gray by oscar wilde

- darkly dreaming dexter by jeff lindsay (read them all if you like the first, and rest assured, they differ greatly from the show, beginning with the conclusion of the first book)

- dracula by bram stoker

- the cask of amontillado by edgar allan poe (there are countless more but there’s something really unnerving about this one)

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feel free to send me your horror or horror-adjacent favorites and I’ll look into them. 🕯️

[thelov3lybookworm]

do i post the next part of mine today or on friday? thats the question

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[wereballs69]

Another thing the BSD fandom doesn't talk nearly enough about: Fyodor and Nathaniel. What happened there? Surely more than the bits we got in canon; and just this very screwed up dynamic of Fyodor with his Jesus complex and Nathaniel being a martyr first for faith, then for Margret, for sin, there's so much potential there that we aren't realizing!

TLDR: if you make any sort of DOA content/AUs, please, please, please include Nathaniel!

[leer-reading-lire]

Last read:

Title: Supernatural Horror in Literature

Author: H.P. Lovecraft

Translator: Gabriela Ellena Castellotti

Number of Pages: 167

Rating: ★★★★☆

First published: 1927

Read: 22 - 30 December 2022

Thoughts:

Well, I had this book in my tbr list for the longest time and after two attempts I finally got around to read it.

Looking at the title, it makes me think that my professors at university would have never let me get away with a title like that. "Supernatural Horror in Literature" is a really broad subject and Lovecraft, not surprisinly, only mentions European (German, English and French) and United States authors. So his views are rather limited. In my opinion, he should had mention the countries and the time periods that he was going to refer to.

The requisite to be listed and comented favorably by Lovecraft is simply his subjective taste. I didn't find further arguments other that what he liked and what he didn't.

While I didn't expect Lovecraft to mention many women writers, I was still unsatisfied that he only recognized the talents of a handful, such as: Anna Laetitia Barbauld and Mary E. Wilkins Freeman.

In fact, the essay didn't contain much about gothic horror history that I didn't already know, thanks to courses I've taken and books I've read on the subject. However, I think it's a good place to start for someone just beginning with this kind of literature.

[maimreddwhite]

i have no explanation for this au

[loudlylovingreview]

Baron Wormser: The Refusal

On April 16, 1851, Herman Melville wrote a letter to Nathaniel Hawthorne in which he praised Hawthorne’s new book, The House of The Seven Gables. His esteem for Hawthorne was very high: “There is a certain tragic phase of humanity which, in our opinion, was never more powerfully embodied than by Hawthorne.” Melville went on to write some words that speak across the years to the predicament of the…

[hannaedits]

Five-Star Reads for June 2024

[twiiibee]

𖤐ᝰ.ᐟ𖦹₊⊹I𖤐ᝰ.ᐟ𖦹₊⊹

Trixxie Isabel Anne

Marques Danvvers

𖤐ᝰ.ᐟ𖦹₊⊹𖤐ᝰ.ᐟ𖦹₊⊹𖤐ᝰ.ᐟ𖦹₊⊹𖤐ᝰ.ᐟ𖦹₊⊹

Name: Trixxie Isabel Anne Marques Danvvers

Aliases: Trixx, Tee

Gender/Pronouns: Transgender Woman, She/Her

Sexual/Romantic Orientation: Lesbian Lesbian Lesbian

Age: 29 (Physically) 41 (Biologically)

Birthdate: April 8th, 1983

Occupation: Head Barista at Sweet Tea, with a side business as a fashion designer. Dreams of being a performer.

Height: 5'11 with heels

Build: Tall and Skinny

Skin Tone: has a dark skin tone

Hair: Actually bald, but wears wigs. Her wigs always have a black base/bangs, with parts that are put up. The ones that are put up are split into primary colors on the right and secondary colors on the left.

Eyes: Dark grey

Identifying Marks: No nose, mouth on the back of neck, fake mouth on face.

Appearance: Dark skinned girl who is tall, skinny, and has an interesting face.

Personality: An energetic risk taker with an attitude, who can be kind of dramatic and mean. She means well, but her focus is sometimes mainly herself, and not the people around her.

Motto: 'Live Free or Die'

Best Quality: her confidence is unmatched!

Worst Quality: Unfortunately her confidence also makes her quite arrogant.

Hobbies: Fashion design, color matching, dancing

Talents: Can make a perfect latte, master pole dancer, and can sew super fast.

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Family: Tabitha Beatriz Jean Marques Danvvers (Sister)

Best Friends: ???

Relationship Status: Complicated.

Significant Other: On and Off relationship with Victoria Vivienne Ellis-Campos.

[carriessotos]

tag dump! nana's version - 04.

[listening-to-free-audiobooks]

A Lady and a Publisher, by Ann Hawthorne (sweet Regency short story)

Author: Ann Hawthorne

Narrator: Mary Jane Wells

Genre: Sweet Regency romance

[thelov3lybookworm]

can i finish this next part of 'Mine?' and post it in the next 15 mins or do i have to wait till wednesday? guess well have to find out 🤷🏻‍♀️

[webweabings]

IN THE BEGINNING, THERE WAS ONLY THE OCEAN

“Accepting the Universe” (1920), by John Burroughs; // “Literary Paper” (1855), by Edward Forbes; // “A Thousand Flamingos” by Sanober Khan; // Sylvia Earle; // “Wither” (The Chemical Garden Trilogy), by Lauren DeStefano; // “The Immense Journey” ch. The Flow of the River (1957), by Loren Eiseley; // Jacques-Yves Cousteau; // Heinrich Zimmer; // “Pictures from Brueghel and Other Poems” (1962), by William Carlos Williams; // “Sandry’s Book” (Circle of Magic Quartet), by Tamora Pierce; // “The Sea”, by Barry Cornwall (Bryan Waller Procter); // Speech at the America’s Cup Dinner (1962), by John F. Kennedy; // Jacques-Yves Cousteau; // Erica Billups; // Robert Wyland; // “Eragon” (The Inheritance Cycle Tetralogy), by Christopher Paolini; // Christy Ann Martine; // Robert Wyland; // “Le testament d'Orphée” (1960), by Jean Cocteau; // Speech at the America’s Cup Dinner (1962), by John F. Kennedy; // “The Infinite Moment of Us”, by Lauren Myracle; // “American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from Poe to the Pulps”, by Julian Hawthorne

[hometoursandotherstuff]

Gorgeous 1889 Queen Anne Victorian in Omaha, NE for under $500k. 7bds, 2.5ba, 3,656 sq ft, with central a/c, $430k.

Look at the floors- the entrance foyer looks like it has original tile, and the new wood flooring has inlaid around the perimeter. Plus, all the wood is natural - no paint-overs.

Look at the millwork on the stairs, the wainscoting, and built-in bench. The wood looks like it's been refurbished.

Cute small sitting area in the turret tower.

They decided to go with a dark theme, but the house gets plenty of light. Look at the re-done fireplace. Beautiful original design.

This is nice, the dining room has a door to the porch.

This room looks like a dining room, also. Maybe the other room is supposed to be the 2nd sitting room, but this room has the beautiful built-in cabinet and look at the original fireplace.

The kitchen has hi-end appliances, but hasn't been given one of the horrid modern remodels. It clearly has the original footprint of the room and minimal modernization.

It still has modern cabinetry, but they did their best to keep it as original as possible- they left the brick wall and stove pipe opening where the original stove was, and put in open top shelving. Look at the staff stairs on the left, too.

That looks like a refurbished original cabinet in the corner. I would definitely have to ditch the gray walls, though.

Love this original looking sink in the guest powder room.

Beautiful wainscoting and millwork going up the stairs.

They went full-on funky with this bedroom. Looks like an original light, though.

I wish they would've papered the whole feature wall in here. There's a nice curved wall and I guess the bed goes against the black wall w/the 2 light fixtures.

This nice, especially if you need an art studio.

Not bad, they did a vintage-y redo in here. So, it needs some wallpaper and decor.

This bedroom needs some floor work. I would sand and repaint it.

The other bath is smaller and all it needs is some decor.

Nice laundry space in the basement, but that's not the best part of the basement.

They made an exercise room, but still not the best part.

Check this out- with a little work, this can be the coolest mini theatre or TV room. A sunken cinema. And they left the old theater seating.

Look at all the wonderful porches. It definitely appears that there's a big unfinished attic w/the turret. What potential. Wish they would've at least shown it unfinished.

There's parking, but no garage. (Look at all the windows in the attic space, plus that turret.)

4,356 sq ft lot

https://www.redfin.com/NE/Omaha/3524-Hawthorne-Ave-68131/home/103522512