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This review, which first appeared in an issue of The British Quarterly Review, contains an overview of Charlotte’s life as documented in Elizabeth Gaskell’s Life of Charlotte Brontë. Additionally, the review offers insightful commentary on the…

The spring of 1926 was a very eventful period for Ernest Hemingway– for one reason being that the first edition of In Our Time was published. During this time he was also able to free himself of the obligations of his publishers, Boni and…

My Tussle with the Devil was not seen as a mainstream book, most likely due to its unusual genre and the amount of skeptics that did not believe it was written by the ghost of O. Henry. One advertisement, however, was found in The Bookman Advertiser,…

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At the time of its dissemination, An International Episode received both praise and scrutiny from readers. A look into the periodicals of the late 19th century showcase a world of critics deeply invested in James's work. As engrossed as they were, it…

This item consists of an 1869 review of Little Women published by The Athenaeum, and a review of a biography about Luisa May Alcott from The Independent, which elegantly discusses Alcott’s writing, primarily Little Women. Together the two reviews…