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  • Stage Rosalinds
    Richard Grant WhiteFebruary 1883 Issue
  • Books New and Old
    H. W. BoyntonSeptember 1904 Issue
  • Dead Authors on Twitter
    Eleanor BarkhornApril 30, 2011
  • The Annotated Dracula
    Phoebe Lou AdamsAugust 1975 Issue
  • The Letters in Shakespeare's Plays
    Ellen TerryDecember 1921 Issue
  • Biographical Notes on the Poets
    December 1958 Issue
  • The Punster and the Poet
    January 1904 Issue
  • The Atlantic Puzzler
    Emily Cox and Henry RathvonFebruary 1980 Issue
  • The Tragic Fallacy
    Joseph Wood KrutchNovember 1928 Issue
  • With Culture, Guilt Can Sometimes Be a Good Thing

    Being ashamed of personal taste is pointless, but it's important to be aware of what makes you feel bad in the first place.

    Noah BerlatskyFebruary 17, 2015
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