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Lensky’s Idealism, and Why Onegin Fought a Duel
Last night I finished my first re-reading of Eugene Onegin (Alexander Pushkin). The plan is to use a different translation for each re-read–this time I used Henry Spalding’s, which you can find at Project Gutenberg. While I didn’t stumble across any words like zen, I found parts of the translation to read awkwardly, as if… Read more >>
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"The Mystery of Uncle Jeremy’s Household"
A couple of years ago, I found an interesting book at a thrift store: The Final Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. It is a collection of stories, essays, etc, related to Sherlock Holmes, and almost all of them are entirely written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I skimmed through the book; some of the stories I… Read more >>
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"’Dr. Watson, Mr. Sherlock Holmes,’ said Stamford, introducing us."
“Who is Sherlock Holmes?” Few people ask this question, because almost anyone could give an answer to it. Sherlock Holmes is one of those unusual literary characters who lives outside of his stories; ask that question, and most people will be able to tell you that he’s a detective, distinguishable from other detectives due… Read more >>
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The Idiot
Russia, mid-1800s. When Prince Myshkin returns to his native country, he is young, naive, and not fully recovered from the physical and mental illnesses that had sent him to Switzerland. A sudden inheritance plunges him headfirst into the Russian aristocracy, and he is unprepared for its gritty reality. Torn between the woman he loves and… Read more >>
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