A Fun Look at the Schoolmaster of old…

The Hoosier Schoolmaster
Edward EgglestonGrosset & Dunlap, 1871, 281 pages
Reviewed by Steve Elliott, June 6, 2005

Here is a treasure of fiction that encompasses some great human themes. The footnotes and careful use of colloquial dialect seem to intimate that the author was seeking to preserve the Hoosier cultural experience. But I enjoyed it for the use [...]

A Fun Look at the Schoolmaster of old…

The Hoosier Schoolmaster
Edward EgglestonGrosset & Dunlap, 1871, 281 pages
Reviewed by Steve Elliott, June 6, 2005

Here is a treasure of fiction that encompasses some great human themes. The footnotes and careful use of colloquial dialect seem to intimate that the author was seeking to preserve the Hoosier cultural experience. But I enjoyed it for the use [...]

Hicks Highlights

I have recently completed my first full reading of David Hick’s work, Norms and Nobility. I have read at it prior to this reading, I just never actually read it fully. I still don’t pretend to get it, but I did get through it, and that is no mean accomplishment. I will [...]