Learning to Be a Friend, in Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’
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Learning to Be a Friend, in Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’

In Part 1 of a two-part series, Austen’s heroine learns what it means to be a friend to Harriet Smith.
‘Romeo and Juliet’ and How Grudges Destroy Good Things
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‘Romeo and Juliet’ and How Grudges Destroy Good Things

The star-crossed lovers aren’t the real problem in Shakespeare’s best-known romance; the culprits are the feuding families.
Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tale ‘The Wild Swans’
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Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tale ‘The Wild Swans’

A princess never gives up trying to save her brothers from an evil spell.
‘Vanished’: Armageddon Realism
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‘Vanished’: Armageddon Realism

David Jeremiah and Sam O’Neal speculate on how the Christian End Times might actually unfold in today’s world.
The Battle That Never Ends: Rudyard Kipling’s ‘The Gods of the Copybook Headings’
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The Battle That Never Ends: Rudyard Kipling’s ‘The Gods of the Copybook Headings’

In the wake of World War I, Rudyard Kipling warned against the devastation of war and the glittering promises of progress.

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Learning to Be a Friend, in Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’

Learning to Be a Friend, in Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’

In Part 1 of a two-part series, Austen’s heroine learns what it means to be a friend to Harriet Smith.
‘Romeo and Juliet’ and How Grudges Destroy Good Things

‘Romeo and Juliet’ and How Grudges Destroy Good Things

The star-crossed lovers aren’t the real problem in Shakespeare’s best-known romance; the culprits are the feuding families.
Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tale ‘The Wild Swans’

Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tale ‘The Wild Swans’

A princess never gives up trying to save her brothers from an evil spell.
‘Vanished’: Armageddon Realism

‘Vanished’: Armageddon Realism

David Jeremiah and Sam O’Neal speculate on how the Christian End Times might actually unfold in today’s world.
‘Chasing North American Monsters’: Beasts and Bogeymen in the Spotlight

‘Chasing North American Monsters’: Beasts and Bogeymen in the Spotlight

Jason Offutt offers a jolly parade of creatures from cryptozoology, folklore, and paranormal legend.
Guy de Maupassant’s Short Story ‘The Diamond Necklace’

Guy de Maupassant’s Short Story ‘The Diamond Necklace’

The wife of a clerk pays the huge price for wanting a life of luxury.
The Battle That Never Ends: Rudyard Kipling’s ‘The Gods of the Copybook Headings’

The Battle That Never Ends: Rudyard Kipling’s ‘The Gods of the Copybook Headings’

In the wake of World War I, Rudyard Kipling warned against the devastation of war and the glittering promises of progress.
This French Revolution Case Study Crosses All T’s, Dots All I’s

This French Revolution Case Study Crosses All T’s, Dots All I’s

Robert Darnton’s ‘The Writer’s Lot’ views pre-revolutionary and revolutionary France from an insightful perspective—a brilliant, short scholarly work.
‘A Dog in Georgia’: Searching for a Missing Angel

‘A Dog in Georgia’: Searching for a Missing Angel

A lost woman tries to find herself by searching for a wayward guardian dog on the other side of the world.