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    A collection of 1,739 posts


    wlry 2021-02-19 18:39

    Ernest Frankenstein: In Search of a Missing Character

    SPOILER WARNING: Major spoilers ahead for Frankenstein by Mary Shelley In her...

    Julius Lobo
    J Julius Lobo
    4 min read
    joannejacobs.com joannejacobs.com 2021-02-13 22:30

    Take back the classics

    Spartan soldiers and Roman stoics are macho exemplars for the alt-right these days. They see Western civilization as fundamentally White...

    Joanne
    J Joanne
    2 min read
    shelflove.wordpress.com shelflove.wordpress.com 2021-02-12 06:46

    The Tortoise and the Hare

    This 1954 novel by Elizabeth Jenkins focuses on the disastrous marriage of Imogen and Evelyn Gresham. Imogen is beautiful and amiable, but,...

    Teresa
    T Teresa
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    astrobites.com astrobites.com 2021-02-09 22:15

    Hydration is Key: Clues about Venus’ early habitability from its present-day atmosphere?

    Title: Dry late accretion inferred from Venus’s coupled atmosphere and...

    Sasha Warren
    S Sasha Warren
    4 min read
    pixelofink 2021-02-05 21:22

    Friday’s Free & Bargain Kindle Book Deals

    Romance, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Classics, Fantasy, Romantic...

    Pixel of Ink
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    9 min read
    Disney ‘Humanimalized’: Animal Characters Turned Into Humans And Humans Into Animals (20 Pics)
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    boredpanda 2021-02-01 19:44

    Disney ‘Humanimalized’: Animal Characters Turned Into Humans And Humans Into Animals (20 Pics)

    Disney characters are distinct and special. They have their own style, aesthetic, and personal traits, which is why they're so memorable. But let's take a detour from the canon and ask ourselves "what if something...

    Hidrėlėy
    H Hidrėlėy
    6 min read
    Chaucer is shelved to ‘decolonise’ curriculum
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    joannejacobs.com joannejacobs.com 2021-01-24 22:30

    Chaucer is shelved to ‘decolonise’ curriculum

    “Canterbury Tales Mural” by Ezra Winder, 1939. Wikimedia Commons. Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, Beowulf and other classics of English literature aren’t essential reading for English majors, Leicester University...

    Joanne
    J Joanne
    2 min read
    Sunday’s Free & Bargain Kindle Book Deals
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    pixelofink 2021-01-24 21:28

    Sunday’s Free & Bargain Kindle Book Deals

    Contemporary Fiction, Classics, Romance, Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction, Paranormal, Humor, Fantasy, Mystery… today’s featured books have a little something for everyone! Like what you see? Got friends who...

    Pixel of Ink
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    9 min read
    Homer’s blind enemies
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    joannejacobs.com joannejacobs.com 2021-01-23 22:00

    Homer’s blind enemies

    The classic texts of Western culture have been “declared racist or sexist by preening moralists” and banned from school reading lists, writes Victor Davis Hanson, a classicist and historian. Classics such as...

    Joanne
    J Joanne
    1 min read
    Book of the Day: Charlotte’s Web
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    pixelofink 2021-01-23 21:31

    Book of the Day: Charlotte’s Web

    Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White, Garth Williams ⭐⭐⭐ TODAY ONLY ⭐⭐⭐ Over 10,000 5-Star Reviews! Don’t miss one of America’s top 100 most-loved novels, selected by PBS’s The Great American Read. Some...

    Pixel of Ink
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    1 min read
    16 Recent Books Reddit Thinks Will Be Classics
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    wlry 2021-01-21 18:37

    16 Recent Books Reddit Thinks Will Be Classics

    Recently, a really great discussion sparked by Shreya Sajankila, also known as Reddit user mauvemittens, got book lovers talking about classics. Namely, what books of the last 20 years do we think will become classics...

    Melissa Baron
    M Melissa Baron
    10 min read
    Who Was Mary Shelley? An Exploration of Her Life
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    wlry 2021-01-19 18:33

    Who Was Mary Shelley? An Exploration of Her Life

    Few figures in history have made more of a cultural impact than Mary Shelley. Her first novel Frankenstein is still a source of inspiration to modern creatives and has lost none of its power to shock and amaze readers....

    Devin McKinley
    D Devin McKinley
    6 min read
    The Emily Books
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    shelflove.wordpress.com shelflove.wordpress.com 2021-01-14 07:11

    The Emily Books

    I read the L.M. Montgomery’s Anne books in college (having missed out on a lot of children’s classics as a kid). I enjoyed the first few books in the series, but Anne’s personality was a lot once she became an...

    Teresa
    T Teresa
    2 min read
    200 Years of African American Writing: A History of Antiracist Literature
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    wlry 2021-01-12 18:33

    200 Years of African American Writing: A History of Antiracist Literature

    Discrimination on the basis of race is deeply entrenched in our social and political institutions. It has deprived, oppressed, and killed millions. It is a problem that we have been struggling to solve for centuries....

    Senjuti Patra
    S Senjuti Patra
    25 min read
    Does It Matter That Roald Dahl’s Family is “Sorry”?
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    wlry 2021-01-11 18:35

    Does It Matter That Roald Dahl’s Family is “Sorry”?

    Roald Dahl, the author of a handful of books you may have read, has maybe been disavowed by his family…30 years after his death. “The lasting and understandable hurt” of his abundant remarks made about Jews,...

    Sarah Hannah Gómez
    S Sarah Hannah Gómez
    3 min read
    The Life and Wild Times of O. Henry
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    wlry 2021-01-07 18:36

    The Life and Wild Times of O. Henry

    Every few years, a revelation about some classic author or other sends shock waves through the literary community. Agatha Christie went missing for 11 days and no one is really sure what happened? Henry David Thoreau...

    Annika Barranti Klein
    A Annika Barranti Klein
    4 min read
    From Classics to Developer Advocate
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    blogs.sap.com blogs.sap.com 2021-01-07 15:54

    From Classics to Developer Advocate

    Here’s my story of how I went from reading Classics at university to becoming a Developer Advocate at SAP. Timo ELLIOTT asked me earlier this week in a Twitter thread about how I went from doing a Classics degree to...

    DJ Adams
    D DJ Adams
    4 min read
    Books Entering the Public Domain in 2021
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    wlry 2021-01-06 18:32

    Books Entering the Public Domain in 2021

    Prepare your The Great Gatsby pastiche, everyone. Books from 1925 entered the public domain on January 1, which means they’re yours now. First, a quick refresher on public domain and the Mickey Mouse Protection Act...

    Nicole Hill
    N Nicole Hill
    6 min read
    Quiz: Which GREAT GATSBY Character Are You?
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    wlry 2021-01-05 18:34

    Quiz: Which GREAT GATSBY Character Are You?

    An American classic meets the modern world in JAY THE GREAT. Author Benjamin Frost has delivered a triumphant retelling of The Great Gatsby that stays true to the structure of the original text while shedding new light...

    Christine Hoxmeier
    C Christine Hoxmeier
    1 min read
    Tuesday’s Free & Bargain Kindle Book Deals
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    pixelofink 2020-12-29 21:30

    Tuesday’s Free & Bargain Kindle Book Deals

    Historical Romance, Classics, Fantasy, Thriller, Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Romance, Humor, Historical Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Horror… today’s featured books have a little something for everyone! Like what you see?...

    Pixel of Ink
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    9 min read
    Friday’s Free & Bargain Kindle Book Deals
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    pixelofink 2020-12-25 21:33

    Friday’s Free & Bargain Kindle Book Deals

    Romance, Mystery, Classics, Romantic Suspense, Horror, Thriller, Action & Adventure… today’s featured books have a little something for everyone! Like what you see? Got friends who like to read? Use Facebook to...

    Pixel of Ink
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    9 min read
    Wednesday’s Free & Bargain Kindle Book Deals
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    pixelofink 2020-12-23 21:54

    Wednesday’s Free & Bargain Kindle Book Deals

    Contemporary Fiction, Nonfiction, Thriller, Suspense, Biographies & Memoirs, Science Fiction, Romance, Classics, Romantic Comedy… today’s featured books have a little something for everyone! Like what you see?...

    Pixel of Ink
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    9 min read
    Don’t moan about 4G or 5G, you guys don’t know you’re born!
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    coolsmartphone.com coolsmartphone.com 2020-12-22 18:44

    Don’t moan about 4G or 5G, you guys don’t know you’re born!

    I do have to kick myself at times. Sitting in this hospital, I’ve got a gloriously fast 5G connection on Vodafone and unlimited data to enjoy. The speeds massively outclass the WiFi in here and it’s all just so...

    Leigh Geary
    L Leigh Geary
    2 min read
    Monday’s Free & Bargain Kindle Book Deals
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    pixelofink 2020-12-21 21:38

    Monday’s Free & Bargain Kindle Book Deals

    Nonfiction, Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction, Classics, Legal Thriller, Cookbooks, Mystery, Paranormal, Romance… today’s featured books have a little something for everyone! Like what you see? Got friends who...

    Pixel of Ink
    P Pixel of Ink
    10 min read
    A Definitive List of the Best Shakespeare Film Adaptations
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    wlry 2020-12-21 18:38

    A Definitive List of the Best Shakespeare Film Adaptations

    There is nothing I miss more right now than live theatre. At the beginning of lockdown, I took advantage of the National Theatre’s pro-shot productions that they released on YouTube. (Their production of A Midsummer...

    Julia Rittenberg
    J Julia Rittenberg
    7 min read
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