Author Archives: Ingrid Haunold

Book Review: “A Journal of the Plague Year” by Daniel Defoe

My rating: 3 (of 5) “stars” Last year, I read three books written by Daniel Defoe: “Robinson Crusoe,” which was first published in 1719, and “Moll Flanders” and “A Journal of the Plague Year,” which were both published in 1722. … Continue reading

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Book Review: “Treasure Island” by Robert Louis Stevenson

My rating: 5 (of 5) “stars” I bought a copy of this book a few years ago at my local bookstore, Stöger-Leporello, in Vienna’s 19th district, but only got around to reading it last year. It’s wonderful! The story was … Continue reading

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Book Review: “David Copperfield” by Charles Dickens

My rating: 4 (of 5) “stars” I own a Penguin Popular Classics edition, which was published in 1994. I can’t remember when or where I bought it, but only got around to reading it last year. Penguin no longer publishes … Continue reading

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