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Agamemnon by Aeschylus
Agamemnon by Aeschylus, first part of the Oresteia
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Korg: 70,000 BC
Korg: 70,000 BC, a comic book published by Charlton comics with art and story by Pat Boyette.
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The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorky
I just finished reading The Lower Depths (translated by David Magarshack), a play written by Maxim Gorky in 1902. It brutally depicts the lives of several poor Russians who are living in the cramped basement of a boarding house. The characters are superbly drawn. Through the dialogue, Gorky is able to ask profound questions regarding…
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Robots, dinosaurs, and monsters!
A few months ago, my daughter and I set up a bit of a diorama using old figurines I had as a child and that I have since given to her. I recently added a few robots to the mix (the orange guy atop the stone is one of the new ones). I would have…
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The Pathfinder by James Fenimore Cooper
I just finished reading The Pathfinder (1840) by James Fenimore Cooper. Although it’s the fourth novel Cooper wrote in the Leatherstocking Tales, it is the third in the chronology of the series. The novel is set around the year 1758, in the midst of the French and Indian War. Pathfinder (known at various times throughout…
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The Power of Darkness by Leo Tolstoy
I finished reading The Power of Darkness (1886) by Leo Tolstoy. It’s a five act tragedy set in a peasant village in 19th century Russia. Several of the characters commit increasingly depraved acts, culminating in a particularly vile crime. As these actions and their outcomes are contrasted with another, sympathetic character, I was left with…
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Indiana Jones and the Peril at Delphi by Rob MacGregor
I just finished reading Indiana Jones and the Peril at Delphi (1991) by Rob MacGregor. It’s the first in a series of novels written after the third Indiana Jones movie. The book begins with Indy graduating from college and his first experiences in archaeology, which, of course, are full of danger and excitement! I was…
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Historia Brittonum (History of the Britons) by Nennius
I just finished reading Historia Brittonum (History of the Britons) by Nennius, translated in the 19th century by J. A. Giles. This early history of the British Isles is usually attributed to Nennius, a Welsh monk, and was possibly first compiled around 830 AD. There are a number of old manuscripts of this work that…
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Darken Wood and the Forestmaster
—from Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
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Green
I took a walk a few days ago after the rain let up. In an alley there are several thin cottonwood saplings growing in the narrow strip of earth between the edge of the asphalt and a high fence that runs the length of the alley.