ep. 32: The House of Mirth (Book Swap #1)

Welcome to Reading Revisited, a place for friends to enjoy some good old-fashioned book chat while revisiting the truth, beauty, and goodness we’ve found in our favorite books.We have a Christmas Discount on Paid Subscriptions. This gets you $2-3 off each month(depending if you do a monthly or yearly subscription). That price will last as long as you keep subscribing (it will never randomly go up, I promise)! So if you've been on the fence, between now and January 6th might be the best time to subscribe!Hello, Readers! Today we are dropping a special “bonus” episode for you all - this is one of two bonus episodes coming out this week for our first Reading Revisited Book Swap. Today we’re sharing the conversation Kelsie and I had about The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton. As a long-time fan of Wharton, it was fun to share this delightful book with Kelsie Hartley for the first time and chat through her first impressions.This episode is SPOILER FREE until midway through. I promise we give a very clear warning before the spoilers start!Books and Things Mentioned: MonkeyKat Books The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton (Scribner edition pictured, though not available on Amazon)On Reading Well by Karen Swallow Prior Tess of the D’urbervilles by Thomas HardySummer by Edith WhartonCustom of the Country by Edith Wharton The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton Until next time, keep revisiting the good books that enrich your life and nourish your soul.In Case You Missed It:* Reading Revisited ep. 31: Revisiting A Christmas Carol * Othello Act I Revisited by Jessica Risma* Why Read Shakespeare byJessica Risma* Othello Introduction and Reading ScheduleWhat We’re Reading Now:JanuaryOthello by William ShakespeareFebruaryOut of the Silent Planet AND Perelandra by C.S. LewisMarchThat Hideous Strength by C.S. LewisA Few Reminders:If you are wanting to get in on the in person or virtual community please contact us!We have turned on paid subscriptions which will allow you to support the work we are doing here as well as receive Read Along Guide PDFs each month, voice recordings of the Read Along Guides and Essays, and we are working on (printable) bookmarks for each book.SubscribedIf you would like to make a small contribution to the work we’re doing here at Reading Revisited, we invite you to do so with the Buy (Us) a Coffee button below. We so appreciate your support!*As always, some of the links are affiliate links. If you don’t have the books yet and are planning to buy them, we appreciate you using the links. The few cents earned with each purchase you make after clicking links (at no extra cost to you) goes toward the time and effort it takes to keep Reading Revisited running and we appreciate it!Reading Revisited is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit readingrevisited.substack.com/subscribe