Sarah Whitcher’s Story by Elizabeth Yates: A Review

Sarah Whitcher’s Story, by Elizabeth Yates, is listed on the cover as a folktale from New Hampshire. A folktale is a story passed down through the years by word of mouth. They may have a bit of truth in them, or be more like a fairy tale. They are passed down as...

Little Pilgrim’s Progress: A Review

In my last post I mentioned that I had only read excerpts from John Bunyan’s book, The Pilgrim’s Progress. The reason is that it was so hard for me to understand, and although I tried reading it several times, I could never keep up with the allegorical...

The Tightwad Gazette: A Review

I’ve been writing blogposts about heavy things lately and decided to lighten the mood today with a review of The Tightwad Gazette. The Tightwad Gazette started as a newsletter and was later published in book form in 1993. At the time of publication I had worked...