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Six Classics That Deserve More Love – Episode 12
Looking for your next great read? This episode features six little-known classics and why I feel they should be famous. Continue reading
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Wednesday Quote: Life
“Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent. We would not dare to conceive the things which are really mere commonplaces of existence. If we could fly out of that window hand in hand, hover over this great city, gently remove the roofs, and and peep in at the queer Continue reading
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Happy Birthday, Sherlock Holmes!
By general consensus, January 6th, 1854, is considered to be the birthday of Sherlock Holmes. You can read about the humorous history of this (somewhat arbitrary) celebration in this 2009 article. I’m a firm believer in 1854 as the birth year, since Holmes is described as about sixty years old in “His Last Bow,” which 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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