What Was Jane Austen’s Christmas Like?
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‘Taking Religion Seriously’: One Man’s Journey To God
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‘Taking Religion Seriously’: One Man’s Journey To God

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‘The Predicament’: Spying Holidays
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William Boyd’s novels are some of the best-written and most charming spy fiction today.
Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tale ‘Buckwheat’
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Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tale ‘Buckwheat’

A buckwheat plant learns the hard way to temper pride with humility.
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What Was Jane Austen’s Christmas Like?
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Walker Larson

What Was Jane Austen’s Christmas Like?

The traditions we associate with the Christmas season today aren’t far off from the holiday festivities of Jane Austen’s England of 250 years ago.
Living a Wonder-Filled Life: ‘The Fairy Friend’
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Living a Wonder-Filled Life: ‘The Fairy Friend’

Maria Child’s essay shows how anyone can transform his or her life in marvelous ways.
‘No Small Thing’: The Enormity and the Sacrifice
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‘No Small Thing’: The Enormity and the Sacrifice

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‘Taking Religion Seriously’: One Man’s Journey To God
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‘Taking Religion Seriously’: One Man’s Journey To God

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Fairy Tale From ‘The Blue Fairy Book’: ‘The Terrible Head’
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L.M. Montgomery’s Short Story ‘Ted’s Afternoon Off’
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L.M. Montgomery’s Short Story ‘Ted’s Afternoon Off’

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A Brief Study of Rome’s Civil War Between Cults of Personalities
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A Brief Study of Rome’s Civil War Between Cults of Personalities

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‘An Exaltation of Parks’: John D. Rockefeller’s Preservation Quest 
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‘An Exaltation of Parks’: John D. Rockefeller’s Preservation Quest 

One of the wealthiest men in American history preserved America’s natural lands and inspired a former park ranger to learn more about him.