Lisnaholic

I have to admit that I've never read Middlemarch either. I'm impressed that you have Marie. May I ask what language you read it in? I once read Mill On The Floss but found it a bit of a struggle at times, so Silas Marner still sits untouched on my bookshelf.
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On another topic, something I totally enjoyed was this guy's documentary about the art of Belgium in the era of Van Eyck, in the more or less 1430s. I learned so much, and he has a no-nonsense style of presenting that keeps you amused too. (In this particular episode, it takes him about 10 mins to get to Belgium, via Italy, ok ?)



There seem to be several different series of Waldemar's Perspective series easily available on Youtube; plenty of complete, one hour episodes like the one above. I should probably sort out the series and watch them in order, but instead I'm like, "ooh must watch that one" with a completely undisciplined remote.
Highly Recommended.

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