Spinning Off “The Great Gatsby”: When a Great American Novel Goes Into the Public Domain
What are we going to make of The Great Gatsby now that it has gone into the public domain?
Spin-Offs
Molly Greeley’s “The Heiress”: Can you Make a Good Book Out of a Boring “Pride and Prejudice” Character?
It’s always a mistake to dismiss anyone in a Jane Austen too quickly, even shy, asocial, almost unlikeable Anne de Bourgh, Elizabeth Bennet’s rival…sort of…in Pride and Prejudice.
“Ruth’s Journey”, the prequel to “Gone With the Wind”, and the Mammy Stereotype
Ruth’s Journey is an attempt to give “Mammy” voice and agency. An attempt. Is it worth reading?
“Pride and Prejudice”: What was really going on in Elizabeth Bennet’s home, Longbourn?
Longbourn is an “alternative” version of Pride and Prejudice that is told from the point of view of the “below stairs” family. You might think that calling them the below stairs family is pushing it a bit, but you will find out, if you read that book, that my phrasing is pretty accurate. Buy on …
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