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The Gilded Age: a tale of to-day, volume two | Mark Twain

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New York- The Gilded Age. So many great choices. What will you read?
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rubyslippersreads I have so many books on my list, it‘ll be hard to choose. The TV show has gotten me interested in this era. 2w

Cuilin @rubyslippersreads same!!! Spoiled for choice with this one. 2w

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Jess861 I was going to read The Personal Librarian for this but I guess it is a year to late, lol 2w

Cuilin @Jess861 The dates are just guidelines. Read it, it‘s so good. 2w

Bookwormjillk Oh my goodness I‘ve barely started last month‘s book. I need an extension on October. 2w

rwmg I do have “Empire“ by Gore Vidal, which has been sitting on my TBR shelves for a while.

Empire: A Novel

Cuilin @Bookwormjillk Extension granted. 😆 I had to DNF one but picked up another and read it in two days

Our Man in Havana (Revised)

Cuilin @rwmg oh wow. Have you read others in the series? 2w

sblbooks I bought this at a library sale a few months back. Perfect timing.

The Last Days of Night: A Novel

Cuilin @sblbooks Yes perfect!!! 2w

Jess861 @Cuilin I've heard good things about the book! I'll read it either way. 2w

ChaoticMissAdventures November I focus on nonfiction so looking for something there I think I might cheat and go to DC with

Bringing Down the Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the "Powerless" Woman Who Took On Washington

rwmg @cuilin Yes, but a long time ago so my memory is a little vague 2w

kspenmoll @ChaoticMissAdventures Your book choice sounds fascinating. I think I will see if my library has it!

Bringing Down the Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the "Powerless" Woman Who Took On Washington

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Cuilin @ChaoticMissAdventures 👍 2w

Cuilin @kspenmoll 👍 2w

ChaoticMissAdventures @kspenmoll yay! I got a copy on Libby, hopefully we can chat about it. 2w

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A Summer of Hummingbirds: Love, Art, and Scandal in the Intersecting Worlds of Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain , Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Martin Johnson Heade | Christopher Benfey

I started reading the tagged book ages ago- after viewing Martin Johnson Hearde‘s hummingbird paintings in the early American Art Gallery at Yale‘s Art museum yesterday,I pulled it out of a stack to begin to read again.

AnnCrystal 🤩💝😍. 1mo

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JenlovesJT47

The Gilded Age: a tale of to-day, volume two | Mark Twain

Season three, over?
Say it isn‘t so! Rehab time —
withdrawals imminent.

Well somehow, season 3 of The Gilded Age is over. It was so good! Now we gotta wait 2 years for season 4. 😭

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #thegildedage

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lil1inblue I caught up this weekend, and just have the last episode to go! Eep! 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @lil1inblue it was so good!! I‘m going to watch it again tonight 🤓 3mo

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dabbe I have put this on my TBW list, thanks to your words! 🧡🤎💛 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @dabbe you will love it!! Goes perfectly with Age of Innocence. ♥️ 3mo

dabbe @JenlovesJT47 If only Daniel Day-Lewis were in it! 😍 3mo

CindyMyLifeIsLit Hmmm! We just started season one, so I‘m definitely going to take my time! 😂 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @dabbe Railroad Daddy is an excellent substitute!! 😍🥵 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @CindyMyLifeIsLit it‘ll be hard to go slowly, it‘s so addictive! 3mo

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🐝🎬 Two Years! 🎬🐝💝. 3mo

rubyslippersreads I‘m happy that Gladys appears to be heading for a happier life than her real-life counterpart. 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @rubyslippersreads me too!! Seems very similar to Cora & Robert on Downton Abbey — I am pleasantly surprised! 🤓 3mo

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The Gilded Age: a tale of to-day, volume two | Mark Twain

Wednesday? Drat! It should
be Sunday! Railroad Daddy
is calling my name.

I‘m finally all caught up on The Gilded Age & am currently having withdrawals. Sunday can‘t get here fast enough!! 😋😍

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #thegildedage

Jari-chan Oh, it's Wednesday? I thought it was Thursday already 🙈😅 thanks for the reminder 🤣 4mo

CBee @Jari-chan you sound like me 😂😂 I had a little chat in my head earlier about what day it is today 😂🤪 4mo

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lil1inblue I really need to catch up, too! I need some #railroaddaddy time! 😍 😋 4mo

JenlovesJT47 @Jari-chan @CBee 😅 all the days run together! Can‘t believe it‘s only Wednesday! 😵‍💫 4mo

JenlovesJT47 @lil1inblue the last few episodes have been some high stakes drama! So good, I‘m addicted ♥️🤗 4mo

dabbe Your words remind me how much I love reading books about and during this error. Edith Wharton is my fave. 🩶🖤🩶 4mo

JenlovesJT47 @dabbe I have never read any of Edith Wharton‘s books although I have a bunch of them. Which one would you recommend reading first? 4mo

dabbe @JenlovesJT47 Without a doubt, THE AGE OF INNOCENCE. The #hashtagbrigade is reading this next month, if you're interested. I'm happily rereading it because it's in my top 5 of all time. We only read a chapter a day. Here's the link for more info: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2885440

P.S. The Martin Scorcese movie starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Winona Ryder is exquisite as well. 🩵💙🩵 4mo

JenlovesJT47 @dabbe ooh yay, I can do a chapter a day! I‘ve been stressing about being behind on all of the buddy reads but that‘s doable. I‘ve already got the book. Thank you! 🤗 4mo

dabbe @JenlovesJT47 🩵💙🩵 4mo

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🐝👌🏼📺🐝💝. 4mo

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The Gilded Age: a tale of to-day, volume two | Mark Twain

PSA: if you like period pieces and you haven‘t seen it yet, you MUST watch The Gilded Age on HBO. The costumes are fabulous & the cast is excellent. Mr. George Russell here (Morgan Spector) has been dubbed Railroad Daddy by the fans & it is very fitting!! 🥵😏😆 Lort, that man. 🥵🥵🥵😋

The union may call him
Robber Barron — but we call
him Railroad Daddy. 😉

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #thegildedage #tvhaiku

AnnCrystal Just went and read about this show, looks like a catching soap opera 👏🏼🐝👌🏼🎬🐝💝. 4mo

JenlovesJT47 @AnnCrystal it‘s addictive! Season 3 just came out so I‘m doing a rewatch and loving it even more the second time around! ♥️ 4mo

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AnnCrystal @JenlovesJT47 that show does look addictive worthy. You mentioned that you live in New York?? It must be wild to see any historical movie based in your city. I know I love it when Los Angeles is featured ☺️👌🏼🎬💝. 4mo

JenlovesJT47 @AnnCrystal I live in central Florida, close to Disney. I did post yesterday about NYC but I‘ve never been there — although I feel like I‘ve been there a thousand times in books and movies ☺️ I would LOVE to see a historical show set in this area. The closest I‘ve got is Dexter & The Golden Girls 😁 And L.A. is a great city! I lived about an hour away from LAX for 2 years in college. Got to see a couple of Dodgers games. Cali is beautiful. ♥️ 4mo

AnnCrystal @JenlovesJT47 🆒 movies and books allows is to venture anywhere ☺️👌🏼💝💝💝. 4mo

Amiable @JenlovesJT47 @AnnCrystal The Gilded Age is so good! I‘m also a fan. Did you know that large parts of it are filmed at the mansions in Newport, RI? 4mo

JenlovesJT47 @Amiable the scenery is stunning and the costumes are 🤌🏻. Mrs. Russell‘s dresses are 😍😍😍 — well, all of them really, but hers are the best! ♥️ 4mo

Amiable @JenlovesJT47 I do love George Russell, too. That man can buy a copper mine from me anytime. 😄 (edited) 4mo

Librarybelle Love this show! 4mo

TheBookHippie I adore that show. And OMG George Russell 🔥🔥🔥 4mo

AmyG Love this show. The costumes, the scenery, the drama! Excellent. 4mo

rubyslippersreads But Bertha! 😳 I‘m currently reading

Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt: The Story of a Daughter and a Mother in the Gilded Age

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JenlovesJT47 @rubyslippersreads ooh this looks good! Stacked! 4mo

AnnCrystal @Amiable 🆒🤩 those Newport, RI mansions must be pretty ☺️👌🏼🎬💝. 4mo

Amiable @AnnCrystal Oh, they are gorgeous! Especially when they‘re all decked out for the holidays. 4mo

AnnCrystal @Amiable 🤩 my favorite! I love seeing the holidays celebrated on my favorite shows. I bet seeing those mansions all decked out is a feast for the eyes 🥳📺💖💖💖. 4mo

dabbe A historical haiku! I love this time period, and now I want to read Edith Wharton again. 🖤🐝💛 4mo

lil1inblue Railroad daddy... I hadn't heard that before, but damn it fits! 🔥 🔥 🔥 4mo

julieclair Ooohhhh…. I haven‘t seen The Gilded Age, but I can tell I will love it!!! 😀 A few posts back, you asked about our favorite time periods to live in, and I think the gilded age would be mine. ⭐️ 4mo

JenlovesJT47 @julieclair it‘s so good!! I decided to do a rewatch so I haven‘t watched the two newest episodes yet and I keep dodging spoilers right and left. 😆 it‘s a great show! ♥️♥️♥️ 4mo

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A Summer of Hummingbirds: Love, Art, and Scandal in the Intersecting Worlds of Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain , Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Martin Johnson Heade | Christopher Benfey

“My” sweet hummingbird, loves my garden‘s bee balm. I have a perfect view of him from my porch. The hummingbird‘s presence is reminding me of the tagged book which I started long ago. Now I feel a pull to return to it. #porchlife #hummingbird

Tamra I love bee balm! Always makes me think of Dr. Seuss characters. 😂 4mo

TheBookHippie We‘ve had a lot of hummingbirds this year too! Love it. What a cool picture!!! 4mo

JenlovesJT47 I love hummingbirds. Gorgeous ♥️♥️♥️ 4mo

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Suet624 Mine haven‘t bloomed yet. I can‘t wait. This photo is so sweet. 4mo

lil1inblue 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 4mo

DrSabrinaMoldenReads Beautiful 4mo

quietlycuriouskate Hummingbirds? Wow! I am suitably envious. 😍 4mo

PurpleyPumpkin Amazing that you were able to snap this!📸 Beautiful and well done. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 4mo

AnnCrystal 🤩 Gorgeously Beautiful 😍💝💝💝. 4mo

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Innocents Abroad (1869) | Mark Twain

“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one‘s lifetime.”

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Those Extraordinary Twins | Mark Twain

And rounding out the month of April, we‘re celebrating all things double…double the fun, double the #birthdaylove, and double the cake and balloons!
That‘s right! We‘ve got TWO parties to attend! 🥳🥳

We‘re sending our best wishes to you both @Branwen and @Oryx and hope that however you choose to celebrate, it‘s a fabulous day from beginning to end.

Happy, Happy Birthday Rebecca and Emma! 🎈🎈

🧚‍♀️🎉🧚‍♀️🎉🧚‍♀️🎉🧚‍♀️🎉🧚‍♀️🎉🧚‍♀️