When I announced #HYH25, one of the books recommended was Willa Cather's The Professor's House. I had never read Cather and was keen to read her. So I tweaked my ClassicsClub list and finally almost at the end of the year, I finished the book. When the novel opened with the idea of shifting to … Continue reading #HYH25 #ClassicsClub: The Professor’s House by Willa Cather
Tag: Hundred Years Hence
#HYH25: Finishing Line
Those participating in #HYH25, please remember to submit or link up your reviews by the 7th of January. Due to certain unavoidable circumstances, however, I shall be able to summarise and declare the winner only later in the year. Thanks to all of you for your encouragement and participation. If you enjoyed taking part in … Continue reading #HYH25: Finishing Line
Last Read of 2025 and First Read of 2026
My final book of 2025 was The Red Lamp by Mary Roberts Rinehart in which William Porter, Professor of English, recounts what befell him and his wife, Jane, when he inherited a colonial mansion after his uncle Horace died suddenly. Jane hated going to the mansion and their dog simply refused to venture inside it. … Continue reading Last Read of 2025 and First Read of 2026
#HYH26: Hundred Years Hence Reading Challenge
This year saw the launch of the a Reading Challenge hosted by me. Time to announce the second edition of the Hundred Years Hence challenge for 2026. Things are the same. All you have to do to participate is to read a text that was published for the first time in 1926. Yes, a hundred … Continue reading #HYH26: Hundred Years Hence Reading Challenge
#HYH25: May Fair by Michael Arlen (Hundred Years Hence)
This book - Being an Entertainment purporting to reveal to Gentlefolk the Real state of Affairs existing in the very Heart of London during the fifteenth and sixteenth years of the reign of His Majesty King George the Fifth: together with Suitable reflections on the last follies, misadventures, and galantries of These Charming People - … Continue reading #HYH25: May Fair by Michael Arlen (Hundred Years Hence)
Announcing: ‘Hundred Years Hence’ Reading Challenge
If you have been following this blog then you know that I love vintage reads and reading challenges and events. And now after all these years (and much debate:), I have decided to combine the two and host a challenge that celebrates vintage reads. I am keeping things simple. All you have to do in … Continue reading Announcing: ‘Hundred Years Hence’ Reading Challenge
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