Yeah, "The Lord of the Flies" disturbed me so much. I had to read it for school. I hated it, but it really stuck with me.
"The Ghost Girl" is a short romance novel written in 1917 and published in 1918. It follows a girl's journey from Ireland to the US to live with relatives after the death of her family. It's set in Charleston, SC. I have a real soft spot/weakness for Stacpoole's writing because he's just so good with imagery and making you feel like you're there. The book had a lovely, dream-like quality about it, too, and painted a vivid picture of turn of the century Charleston. Having been to the city, it was fun to catch glimpses of places that still exist through his lens. The main character is surprisingly modern and approachable, particularly considering when the book was written.
To put that into a little context with what I tend to read, I normally don't read romance novels at all. Henry de vere Stacpoole and Colleen McCullough are my two exceptions to this rule, simply because I love the way they write so much. Project Gutenberg has most of his works available at their site for free download. None of his books are very long. Most took me under two hours to read. He was most prolific between 1910 and 1920, so expect the writing style to reflect the times.
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Date: 2010-03-18 10:41 pm (UTC)"The Ghost Girl" is a short romance novel written in 1917 and published in 1918. It follows a girl's journey from Ireland to the US to live with relatives after the death of her family. It's set in Charleston, SC. I have a real soft spot/weakness for Stacpoole's writing because he's just so good with imagery and making you feel like you're there. The book had a lovely, dream-like quality about it, too, and painted a vivid picture of turn of the century Charleston. Having been to the city, it was fun to catch glimpses of places that still exist through his lens. The main character is surprisingly modern and approachable, particularly considering when the book was written.
To put that into a little context with what I tend to read, I normally don't read romance novels at all. Henry de vere Stacpoole and Colleen McCullough are my two exceptions to this rule, simply because I love the way they write so much. Project Gutenberg has most of his works available at their site for free download. None of his books are very long. Most took me under two hours to read. He was most prolific between 1910 and 1920, so expect the writing style to reflect the times.