A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - by James Joyce

I love this book.  It is a very readable story about an Irish boy and his Catholic upbringing.  It is a semi-autobiographical novel of Joyce's own childhood.  But it was not novelistic enough for some of his family who wished to disown him.

Here is a taste:

"On each of the seven days of the week he further prayed that one of the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost might descend upon his soul and drive out of it day by day the seven deadly sins which had defiled it in the past; and he prayed for each gift on its appointed day, confident that it would descend upon him, though it seemed strange to him at times that wisdom and understanding and knowledge were so distinct in their nature that each should be prayed for apart from the others."

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is to Ulysses, what The Hobbit is to The Lord of the Rings. (£2.10 UK edition)  (EUR 2,38 Deutsch edition)

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The Century Vocabulary Builder - by Garland Greever

What a great idea! Build a vocabulary for the century! OK, it is not this century.

Hmmm, it is not the last century either . .

But they had the right idea in 1883:

The Century Vocabulary Builder    (No UK or DE edition)

The book is not about grammar, usage or spelling. It is not for scholars. It is for people who would like to improve their vocabulary and their ability to speak plainly. The book does not give you word lists, but does have exercises. Give it a shot in 2011! (A touch of slang, judiciously used, can be effective.)

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