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Eugenics and Other Evils
By LoKiLeCh [GFDL or CC-BY-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons Of G. K. Chesterton‘s several thousand essays, the one I stumbled across most suddenly on Project Gutenberg was Eugenics and Other Evils: An Argument Against the Scientifically Organized State. I do not go out of my way to read essays, but the topic had been on my Continue reading
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The Mirror of the Sea
With the quality of our desires, thoughts, and wonder proportioned to our infinite littleness, we measure even time itself by our own stature. The Mirror of the Sea is a fascinating work. I was struck by several things–one, it is nonfic that reads like a novel; two, it is a very personal book; and three, Continue reading
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Nathaniel Hawthorne / Secret Sharer / Hunted Down
The Secret Sharerby Joseph ConradOverall rating: 5 out of 5 stars. What would you do if you found out your roommate is a wanted criminal? This is the narrator’s dilemma after he rescues a man, Leggatt, from the ocean and brings him aboard his ship. The narrator finds that they share not only a similarity Continue reading
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Poems / Three Men in a Boat / Through the Magic Door
Poems in Two Volumesby William Wordsworth Overall rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Just what the title says: a (incomplete) collection of poems, by Wordsworth. Some are narrative, some are world events-inspired, and many deal with nature (particularly flowers). The Prelude was not included, but the book contained a decent selection, overall. Sometimes I just Continue reading
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