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(e)Book – Love and friendship

  (e) Book –  Love and friendship Full title :  Love and friendship and other early works Author : Jane Austen Score : /10 Year : 1790 (original) ; 2012 (this edition) Publisher : Duke Classics   ISBN  978-1-62012-155-9  // 9781620121559  (ebook)  Pages :  Language: English Jane Austen is best known for her 6 novels, which all have been adapted into tv movies - but after having read Virginia Woolf's short fiction in chronological order, I decided to apply the same for Austen's publications, to better appreciate her growth and evolution in narrative style. So, before reading her novels which were released from 1811 to 1817, in the following order :  Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma,  Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, I decided to go back to her teenage years, reading Love and Friendships, and other early works.
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Book - The velveteen rabbit



Book – The velveteen rabbit 
By : Margery Williams ;  William Nicholson (7 colored illustrations)
Score : 8/10
Year : 1922 (Original) ; 1996 (this edition)
Publisher : Avon Books
ISBN : 0-380-00255-8 / 9780380002559
Pages 13-44  (yes, it starts at page 13) 

Language: English  

The velveteen rabbit is a toy offered to a boy on Christmas,  alongside other toys. The velveteen rabbit isn't just any kind of toy : it's a REAL one, in this bitter-sweet tale, focusing on the power of imagination and the premise that thoughts create reality. 

Saying much more would be too much and spoil the effect for those who haven't read it before - and indeed, I had never heard of it as came to read upon my wife's recommendation. 

20th book in my goodreads challenge this year, the velveteen rabbit helped reduce my delayed reading lately, as it's quite short and as a children's story, very simple and easy to read. 




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