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Dubliners: The Best Way Into Joyce
Should I read Dubliners before Ulysses?
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Persuasion: Austen’s Quietest and Saddest Novel
Is Persuasion the best Jane Austen novel?
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The Woman in White and the Birth of the Sensation Novel
What is the sensation novel and why does The Woman in White matter?
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Raskolnikov and the Anatomy of a Guilty Mind
Who is Raskolnikov in Crime and Punishment?
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A Farewell to Arms and the Lost Generation
What was the Lost Generation in literature?
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Allan Quatermain and the Lost-World Adventure
What is a lost-world adventure novel?
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Heathcliff: Hero, Villain, or Something Worse?
Is Heathcliff a hero or a villain?
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Reading Homer: The Iliad and the First Epic of War
What is the Iliad about and should I read it?
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Elizabeth Bennet and the Birth of the Modern Heroine
Why is Elizabeth Bennet such an important character?
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Sherlock Holmes vs Father Brown: Two Kinds of Detective
How is Father Brown different from Sherlock Holmes?