1varielle
F I C T I O N
1. Coniston, Winston Churchill 12 copies on LT
2. Lady Baltimore, Owen Wister 8 copies
3. The Fighting Chance, Robert W. Chambers 4 copies
4. The House of a Thousand Candles, Meredith Nicholson 10 copies
5. Jane Cable, George Barr McCutcheon 3 copies
6. The Jungle, Upton Sinclair 2,891 copies
7. The Awakening of Helena Ritchie, Margaret Deland 4 copies
8. The Spoilers, Rex Beach 6 copies
9. The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton 2,288 copies
10. The Wheel of Life, Ellen Glasgow 1 copy
1. Coniston, Winston Churchill 12 copies on LT
2. Lady Baltimore, Owen Wister 8 copies
3. The Fighting Chance, Robert W. Chambers 4 copies
4. The House of a Thousand Candles, Meredith Nicholson 10 copies
5. Jane Cable, George Barr McCutcheon 3 copies
6. The Jungle, Upton Sinclair 2,891 copies
7. The Awakening of Helena Ritchie, Margaret Deland 4 copies
8. The Spoilers, Rex Beach 6 copies
9. The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton 2,288 copies
10. The Wheel of Life, Ellen Glasgow 1 copy
2marise
I seem to be the only LT member with a copy of The Wheel of Life by Ellen Glasgow. Unfortunately, I have not yet read it, but I have read several others by her and really liked them. Especially In This Our Life, which won a Pulizer, and Virginia.
ETA: have read #6 and #9.
ETA: have read #6 and #9.
4aviddiva
The Jungle is the only one I've read, but I can't help wondering what (or who) woke Helena Ritchie up.
5clamairy
OOOH! And exactly what sort of awakening was it?
I've read The House of Mirth and The Jungle is on my B&N wishlist.
I've read The House of Mirth and The Jungle is on my B&N wishlist.
6barney67
I saw the miniseries of The House of Mirth, mainly because it starred the gorgeous Gillian Anderson.
But even though it was called House of Mirth, there was not one laugh in it.
But even though it was called House of Mirth, there was not one laugh in it.
9PatrickMurtha
When is a Western not a Western? When it’s a Northern!
The Wikipedia article on this subject is quite good:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_(genre)
“The Northern or Northwestern is a genre in various arts that tell stories set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the north of North America, primarily in western Canada but also in Alaska. It is similar to the Western genre, but many elements are different, as appropriate to its setting. It is common for the central character to be a Mountie instead of a cowboy or sheriff. Other common characters include fur trappers and traders, lumberjacks, prospectors, First Nations people, settlers, and townsfolk.”
Some authors that are associated with this genre are Jack London, Rex Beach, Robert Service, Ralph Connor, and James Oliver Curwood. I am reading Beach’s The Spoilers at the moment, famously filmed five times (1914, 1923, 1930, 1942, 1955), the highlight always being an epic fist-fight towards the climax. The novel is rousing good fun, based on an actual incident of corruption during the Yukon Gold Rush * , which Beach had witnessed first-hand.
* The key malfeasor was Alexander McKenzie (1851-1922), whom I encountered in my recent reading in North Dakota history. A very nasty guy and machine politician who served prison time for corruption. He conspired, in collaboration with officials he helped place in office, to cheat Alaska gold miners of their winnings by fraudulently claiming title to their mines.
The Wikipedia article on this subject is quite good:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_(genre)
“The Northern or Northwestern is a genre in various arts that tell stories set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the north of North America, primarily in western Canada but also in Alaska. It is similar to the Western genre, but many elements are different, as appropriate to its setting. It is common for the central character to be a Mountie instead of a cowboy or sheriff. Other common characters include fur trappers and traders, lumberjacks, prospectors, First Nations people, settlers, and townsfolk.”
Some authors that are associated with this genre are Jack London, Rex Beach, Robert Service, Ralph Connor, and James Oliver Curwood. I am reading Beach’s The Spoilers at the moment, famously filmed five times (1914, 1923, 1930, 1942, 1955), the highlight always being an epic fist-fight towards the climax. The novel is rousing good fun, based on an actual incident of corruption during the Yukon Gold Rush * , which Beach had witnessed first-hand.
* The key malfeasor was Alexander McKenzie (1851-1922), whom I encountered in my recent reading in North Dakota history. A very nasty guy and machine politician who served prison time for corruption. He conspired, in collaboration with officials he helped place in office, to cheat Alaska gold miners of their winnings by fraudulently claiming title to their mines.
10PatrickMurtha
I am reading Ellen Glasgow’s The Wheel of Life at the moment. This is the only one of her novels not set in Virginia, although there are Virginia-connected characters. It’s an interesting excursion into Edith Wharton’s New York City territory.
