Editors’ Picks
A St. Patrick’s Day Reading List
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Pair your pint with one of these titles, whether classic or obscure
Neglected Books Revisited, Part 2
Stephanie Bastek
Neglected Books Revisited, Part 1
Stephanie Bastek
Summer Reading, 2015
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Ten Neglected Classics
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Ten Worst Opening Lines
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Ten Best Sentences
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THIS WEEK’S ARCHIVE PICK
Jane Austen’s Ivory Cage
By Mikita Brottman
Today we’re pouring one out for the inimitable Jane Austen, who died 200 years ago this week. She left her readers a treasure trove to devour most ardently, including Mansfield Park, arguably her most difficult novel. Read this essay to discover the dark side of the grand estates and courtly balls.
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The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women
By Elizabeth Norton
Read an excerpt from Elizabeth Norton’s new give-it-to-me-straight history of 16th-century English gals
