One of the things I enjoyed most about This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel is the new layers of context it gave to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein -- even giving me new appreciation for a book I hadn't really liked much before. Reading This Dark Endeavor actually got me digging out my old copy of Frankenstein... Continue Reading →
One of the things I enjoyed most about This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel is the new layers of context it gave to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein -- even giving me new appreciation for a book I hadn't really liked much before. Reading This Dark Endeavor actually got me digging out my old copy of Frankenstein... Continue Reading →
On his website, This Dark Endeavor author Kenneth Oppel writes: In his youth, Victor Frankenstein kept a sketchbook, in which we can find some clues about his life and secret adventures -- as chronicled in THIS DARK ENDEAVOR... Throughout his blog, you can find various recreations of Victor's sketchbook (actually drawn by Ken's wife, Sophia!)... Continue Reading →
On his website, This Dark Endeavor author Kenneth Oppel writes: In his youth, Victor Frankenstein kept a sketchbook, in which we can find some clues about his life and secret adventures -- as chronicled in THIS DARK ENDEAVOR... Throughout his blog, you can find various recreations of Victor's sketchbook (actually drawn by Ken's wife, Sophia!)... Continue Reading →
Want to delve deeper into our October Book of the Month, This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel? Look no further than the videos below -- first, the official book trailer. Then, keep watching for a video with Ken himself, who lends more insight into this creepy and delightful book! And here's more with author Kenneth... Continue Reading →
Want to delve deeper into our October Book of the Month, This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel? Look no further than the videos below -- first, the official book trailer. Then, keep watching for a video with Ken himself, who lends more insight into this creepy and delightful book! And here's more with author Kenneth... Continue Reading →
I suppose it would be considered sacrilege among the literary community to bash a treasured classic novel -- but since I've already spoken publicly about my disdain for such beloved novels as Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre, it probably won't matter that I publicly disclose the following: despite studying it in numerous classes throughout... Continue Reading →
I suppose it would be considered sacrilege among the literary community to bash a treasured classic novel -- but since I've already spoken publicly about my disdain for such beloved novels as Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre, it probably won't matter that I publicly disclose the following: despite studying it in numerous classes throughout... Continue Reading →
We love that author Kenneth Oppel used the classic novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley as inspiration for his latest novel -- so we're asking you to do the same in our new writing contest! Keep reading for details ... The Contest Think of this as a literary version of fan fiction. We want you to... Continue Reading →
We love that author Kenneth Oppel used the classic novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley as inspiration for his latest novel -- so we're asking you to do the same in our new writing contest! Keep reading for details ... The Contest Think of this as a literary version of fan fiction. We want you to... Continue Reading →
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