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Violence in the Early American Novel
A comparison of The Prairie by James Fenimore Cooper and Wieland by Charles Brockden Brown. CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR BOTH NOVELS. Read more >>
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Still Reading
My relationship with reading has changed. Due to the impact it has on this blog, I feel obliged to mention it and talk about what it means for the future. January has been a strange month, for starters. My life was turned upside down in the first couple of weeks. Not that anything changed on… Read more >>
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The Phantom of the Opera – Symphonic Suite
Once again… the YouTube algorithm has recommended a gem! Read more >>
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New Releases to the Public Domain
Another year, another round of books leaving copyright! Check out the list here. Most notable (to me) is Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T. E. Lawrence. I wrote an eight-part review series on it a while ago. I’d like to think Ned would be pleased it’s now more widely accessible; hopefully more people will learn… Read more >>
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Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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