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The Top Shelf: ‘Paddington Bear’

Originally from the darkest Peru, Paddington Bear came to live with the Brown family in London and has been a constant source of amusement and endearment ever since.
The Top Shelf: ‘Paddington Bear’
Paddington Bear arrives at Paddington Station on his way to the children's literature event at Buckingham Palace in London, England. Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images
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Paddington Bear arrives at Paddington Station on his way to the children's literature event at Buckingham Palace in London, England. (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
Sharon Kilarski
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Sharon writes theater reviews, opinion pieces on our culture, and the classics series. Classics: Looking Forward Looking Backward: Practitioners involved with the classical arts respond to why they think the texts, forms, and methods of the classics are worth keeping and why they continue to look to the past for that which inspires and speaks to us. To see the full series, see ept.ms/LookingAtClassics.