Tag Archives: les miserables

Mazes, Memory, and Magic

Posted on December 10, 2022 by Nathan

Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke – This is the first thing I’ve read by this author, and it was pretty fascinating. The protagonist and narrator is called Piranesi after the eighteenth century Italian artist and archaeologist (not that he knows that), … Continue reading →

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The Room in the Elephant

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Nathan

I’m not entirely sure why, but I’ve had the desire for some time to visit Lucy the Elephant, a building on the shore in Margate, New Jersey. Beth had gone before, but I was doing something else that day. When … Continue reading →

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Do You Hear the People Sing, Without Being Pre-Recorded?

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Nathan

My wife is a big fan of Les Miserables, so it was through her that I both saw the musical and read the book. Now the movie is out, and she’s already seen it twice, and planning to see it … Continue reading →

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Can’t Keep Valjean Down

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Nathan

Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo – This is my wife‘s favorite book, and I told her some time ago that I’d read it. Actually, I started to a few years back, but didn’t get very far. Recently, however, I started … Continue reading →

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