{"id":5222,"date":"2015-04-10T19:23:40","date_gmt":"2015-04-10T23:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=5222"},"modified":"2024-08-09T09:47:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T13:47:57","slug":"lord-john-and-the-private-matter-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/5222","title":{"rendered":"Lord John and the Private Matter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lord John and the Private Matter<\/a><\/em> (2003) Diana Gabaldon<\/a><\/p>\n

\"lord-john-private-matter\"<\/a>Set in London in 1757.<\/p>\n

This is the first Lord John book; his first novella is “Lord John and the Hellfire Club” which you can find in Lord John and the Hand of the Devils<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

This is a re-read for me–something about Lord John’s stories just sucks me in.<\/p>\n

Take, for instance, this passage, a rumination upon Purgatory.<\/p>\n

(A) place where the soul waited, while each action taken during life played itself out, the unexpected consequences and complications following one another like a collapsing chain of dominoes down through the years. But that would imply that a man was responsible not only for his conscious actions, but for all the good and evil that might spring from them forever, unintended and unforeseen; a terrible thought.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(L)ove that sacrificed honor was less honest than simple lust, and degraded those who professed to glory in it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fascinating idea for a man who society would consider without honor or decency if his truth were known.<\/p>\n

And an interesting thought about listening.<\/p>\n

It was necessary for Lady Mumford to talk, he knew; however, as he had learned from experience, it was not really necessary for him to listen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I find that expediency of that somewhat fascinating, but also kind, in its own way. Even if he doesn’t care what she says, he still allows her to speak her thoughts.<\/p>\n

Plus, these stories are also full of fascinating terms and historical facts:
\ncave canem – Beware of Dog
\nslammerkin
\nweskit
\nstumm
\norrery
\nbog house
\nRating: 9\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by Delacorte Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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