It's some time since I wrote a Delicious Descriptions post, but these three paragraphs from Tasma's Uncle Piper of Piper's Hill (beginning of Pt IV, CH 3, "Laura does penance"), which I reviewed a few days ago, are too delicious not to share: THE remark that Voltaire made about the great Russian Empire, when he compared … Continue reading Delicious descriptions: Tasma’s country town
Jessie Couvreur
Tasma (Jessie Couvreur), Uncle Piper of Piper’s Hill (#BookReview)
The first thing to say about Tasma's debut novel Uncle Piper of Piper's Hill is that it's rather wordy, speaking to a literacy different from that of today's readers. For this reason, Uncle Piper won't appeal to readers who like short simple sentences, and a plot which moves along at a good clip with little … Continue reading Tasma (Jessie Couvreur), Uncle Piper of Piper’s Hill (#BookReview)
Monday musings on Australian literature: Tasma (aka Jessie Couvreur)
Tasma, c. 1890. (Public Domain, from the State Library of Victoria, via Wikipedia) This week Bill (of The Australian Legend) is running an Australian Women Writers Gen 1 Week, through which he plans to highlight Australian women writers from our first generation of writers, which he defines as "those writers who came before the 1890s … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Tasma (aka Jessie Couvreur)
Whispering Gums 