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"My Kinsman, Major Molineux"
Portrait of James Thomas Fields (1817-1881), Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864),and William Davis Ticknor (1810-1864). Over on Instagram, I’d mentioned I’ve been getting into Hawthorne’s short stories again. He’s a favorite author of mine, and when I read the collection Twice Told Tales (already five years ago, wow!), I was blown away by the craft of his… Continue reading
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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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