Category Archives: Top Ten Books

Great Books. The Top Ten – instalment 6. A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful

Posted on August 12, 2010 by anninateatime

One of the books that really mattered during my studies was Edmund Burke’s A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful. I hardly wrote an essay without referring to it ever since I encountered … Continue reading →

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Great Books. The Top Ten – instalment 5. Désirée

Posted on July 13, 2010 by anninateatime

I first read Anne Marie Selinko’s Désirée when I was 13, which was probably the best moment in my life to read that book. A history lesson in the shape of a romance – what’s not to love when you’re … Continue reading →

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Great Books. The Top Ten, instalment 4. The Count of Monte Cristo

Posted on May 27, 2010 by anninateatime

Alexandre Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo was read aloud to me and my siblings under a crescent moon in the island of Giglio just off the Italian west coast with a view of Monte Cristo it self in the distance. … Continue reading →

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Great Books. The Top Ten, instalment 3. Jane Eyre

Posted on May 7, 2010 by anninateatime

Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre from 1847 is my favourite novel. Full stop. I love the set-up and characters, and I love the intricate love story I may have been a little thick but when I first read the novel I … Continue reading →

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Great Books. The Top Ten, instalment 2. Vasari.

Posted on April 24, 2010 by anninateatime

Are you ready for the second instalment of Annina Teatime’s all-time favourite books a.k.a. Books that Changed my Life?! I’m sure you are so here goes: Giorgio Vasari, Le Vite de’ piú ecellenti architetti, pittori, et scultori italiani da Cimabue … Continue reading →

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Great Books. The Top Ten, instalment 1. Ovid.

Posted on April 20, 2010 by anninateatime

It is a weblog classic to do a top ten of the books that changed your life. And I like a good classic – as my list will show. Because I will of course make a list. I like lists. I … Continue reading →

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