Nyx Book Reviews

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19th century

Reading Classics: Nana by Émile Zola

I read this book as part of the Classics Club Challenge – I challenged myself to read fifty classics picked by me in the next three years. To find out more, you can see my list or visit the Classics Club website. Title: Nana Author: Émile Zola First Publication: 1880 Project Gutenberg Nana (free download, […]

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Review: Mrs. Poe by Lynn Cullen

Title: Mrs. Poe Author: Lynn Cullen Series: None Rating: 2.5/5 Stars 336 pages Published Octovber 1st 2013 by Gallery Books Received for review from Netgalley Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Mrs. Poe explores a part fictional, part based on fact, account of writer Frances Osgood and her love relationship with Edgar Allan Poe. I […]

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Review: A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle

Title: A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of Four Author: Arthur Conan Doyle Series: Sherlock Holmes #1 + #2 Rating: 4/5 Stars 325 pages Published 2005 by Collector’s Library Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository I am an unapologetic Sherlock Holmes fan, yet it took me this long to read the source of […]

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Review: Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan le Fanu

Title: Carmilla Author: Joseph Sheridan le Fanu Series: None Rating: 4/5 Stars 112 pages Expected publication January 1st 2014 by Hesperus Press Review copy received from the publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Carmilla is an 19th century vampire novella, set in Austria. It tells the story of a father and daughter that live […]

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