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Classic Novels

  • Mina Harker: Dracula’s Obsession

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today is the final day of Dracula Week here at White Rose of Avalon, and I am finishing off with this Halloween Femme Fatale Friday post about Mina Harker (nee Murray)!  What other way could I have ended this week, but to discuss the character…

  • The Brides of Dracula

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today is the third day of Dracula Week here at White Rose of Avalon, and I am discussing the Brides of Dracula!    Now, the Brides of Dracula do not appear much in the original novel or have a lot of screen time in many…

  • ‘Dracula’ by Bram Stoker: Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today is the first day of Dracula Week here at White Rose of Avalon, and I am beginning by reviewing the original book!   I have never actually posted a full review of the original novel here on White Rose of Avalon, so I thought…

  • Announcing Gothic Romance Week 2025!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is the announcement that beginning on Saturday, October 25th, I will be celebrating Gothic Romance Week 2025.   The theme of this year’s Gothic Romance Week is Dracula!   That makes it not only Gothic Romance Week, but also Vampire Week (which is…

  • The Heroine of ‘Nosferatu’: Centering the Lucy Character?

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For his first Femme Fatale Friday of the New Year, I just had to write about the leading lady of all the Nosferatu films.   While I kept my post on Saturday about the three films spoiler-free for the new one, this post will not…

  • The Green Knight and the Ghost of Christmas Present

    Welcome to day two of the Green Knight Week here at White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings!    Today’s post is about the Green Knight and how he relates to the Ghost of Christmas Present in Dicken’s A Christmas Carol.   I want to note that this topic is part of what inspired me to…

  • Cozy Winter Reading Based on Your Mood!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a list of book recommendations based on your mood to get you feeling warm and cozy this Winter!   For the purposes of this post, I have come up with five distinct moods and a recommendation for each.   I thought this…

  • Embodiments of the Woodland: Forests Brought to Life

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is an exploration of various Faery Beings that are the embodiment of the Forest brought to life.   Specifically, I will be examining the Green Man, the Green Knight, Dryads from Greek myth, and Ents from Middle-Earth in this post.   It is…

  • The Two Catherines of ‘Wuthering Heights’

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is about both of the Catherines from Wuthering Heights, one of my favorite novels of all time!   As I have recently been re-reading Wuthering Heights, I just had to write about new insights I am gaining about both…

  • The Wizard Archetype: Tarot & Literature

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s Tarot Tuesday blog post is about the Wizard Archetype, which is also more broadly the Magician Archetype, balanced with some bits of the Hermit Archetype.  I will be exploring the Wizard Archetype via the stories of Merlin, Gandalf, and Dumbledore!   I thought exploring…