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I have read part of Pepys' diary. A fascinating man! He had some truly insightful ideas, especially about sea power.
I'm a bit of an expert on 19th-century Russian literature, especially Tolstoy. (Never much of a Dostoyevsky fan.) In general, I find 19th-century realism very appealing; if I ever wrote a master's thesis, it would have been on sentimental character types in French vs. Russian literature.
I am so glad that I have recovered enough from the stroke to be able to read complex material again!
(I'm currently reading an iconography about Beethoven; fascinating stuff!)
Fun, fun, fun!
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@scottrl I also love Tolstoy - War and Peace is one of my favourite novels by any author from any century. I’d read a variety of Russian authors (some like Dostoevsky I also didn’t like while others like Pushkin and Chekhov I did!) I thought I’d better give War and Peace a try. Im so glad I did. A massive tome I quickly became entranced with and didn’t want it to end. I must read it again. Thank you!!