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Charles Dickens: David Copperfield

I finally read what many consider to be the greatest novel Charles Dickens wrote, his 1850 Bildungsroman David Copperfield.

By Trevor Berrett|2024-12-27T17:25:32-04:00December 27th, 2024|Categories: Book Reviews, Charles Dickens|Tags: 1850, 1850s|3 Comments

Trevor reviews Herman Melville's Bartleby the Scrivener. Read the full post.

By Trevor Berrett|2016-06-27T18:06:01-04:00February 11th, 2011|Categories: Book Reviews, Herman Melville|Tags: 1800s, 1850s, 1853|19 Comments

Trevor looks at the magnificence that is Herman Melville's Moby-Dick.

By Trevor Berrett|2018-05-25T23:51:55-04:00August 21st, 2009|Categories: Book Reviews, Herman Melville|Tags: 1850s, 1851|16 Comments

Trevor finally reads and reviews Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary, translated from the French by Margaret Mauldon.

By Trevor Berrett|2017-10-05T17:21:56-04:00January 23rd, 2009|Categories: Book Reviews, Flaubert Gustave|Tags: 1850s, 1857, French|32 Comments