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Places, Stories, People!
Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
Monsters & Madness My Monsters & Madness My

Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde

What is evident, regardless of which literary theory you adhere to, is that the dual character of Jekyll/Hyde is an excellent depiction of the two-faced nature of a psychopathic stalker: Jekyll, the good and decent person, and Hyde, his true nature, Jekyll brings forth with a potion,

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5 Great Non-Fiction Books About Paris
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5 Great Non-Fiction Books About Paris

There are so many books about Paris in English, and we all have our favorites. These five books are some of my favorites written about Paris. Hemingway may be a bit outdated, but in my world, no list is complete without him. Whether you are an armchair traveler or planning a trip, these books are excellent depictions.

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Quotable Alan Furst
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Quotable Alan Furst

“…These were people who would do anything to win at what they saw as the game of life, who had no allegiance to anyone or anything beyond themselves, who were gifted liars, who could scheme their way into almost anyone’s confidence, then betray them without hesitation…”

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Friday Feeling
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Friday Feeling

“I am—yet what I am none cares or knows;
My friends forsake me like a memory lost:
I am the self-consumer of my woes—
They rise and vanish in oblivious host,
Like shadows in love’s frenzied stifled throes
And yet I am, and live—like vapours tossed…

John Clare

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Fall

Fall

I Love Stories & The Fall! Not even a private primary school in the 1980s, an almost Marxist high school in the 1990s, nor Comparative Literature studies at an über leftish university in Denmark managed to ruin my love for books, stories, and voices – nor my liberal beliefs and outlook on life. It often felt as if they tried, though.

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