Susan Hated Literature

She'd much prefer to read a good book

courserascifi

31 August 2012
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Rappacini’s daughter [essay] by

This week’s essay for my Coursera Course got a 5. W00t :) Beatrice, Beatrice, let down your hair. Giovanni is not a pregnant woman, but his longing looks[1] into the enclosed garden next door echo the desires that resulted in … Continue reading

H.G. Wells The Island of Dr. Moreau

26 August 2012
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The Island of Doctor Moreau by

Read/Download for free from The University of Adelaide Read for Coursera Sci-Fi course & for RIP VII After his death the nephew of a Mr. Edward Prendick found a strange account among his papers. It was known that Prendick had … Continue reading

A woman of the Iron People

25 August 2012
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A woman of the Iron people by

Lixia has just landed on an alien planet. Humanity have come exploring the stars, with high-minded ideals, and rules about what action should be taken depending on how advanced the peoples they meet are. Nia has grown up among the … Continue reading

Mosses from an Old Manse

25 August 2012
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Rappaccini’s Daughter by

Giovanni moves to a new city, and finds that his apartment overlooks an enclosed garden where beautiful flowers grow. And a beautiful woman tends to them. She is Beatrice, the daughter of Rappaccini. But a friend of his father, Baglioni, … Continue reading

Scorpio Races

22 August 2012
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The Scorpio Races by

Near the village of Thisby on the island of Skarmouth lives Puck Connolly her two brothers. Her parents were killed a few years back, they went out on the boat fishing and the capaill uisce got them. And what, you … Continue reading

Frankenstein

16 August 2012
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Frankenstein by

Just as with Dracula most of us are familiar with the story of Frankenstein and his creation, even if popular culture often refers to the monster by that name. It probably suffers a little because so many of us think … Continue reading

cracklescape

15 August 2012
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Significant Dust by

Vanessa works in a roadhouse in an isolated part of Australia. When we first meet her we don’t know why exactly she’s out there, she says she just wants to save some money and then maybe travel. That isn’t all … Continue reading