#Classics

Who Jane Read, Who Read Jane: Austen’s Readers and Favorite Books

On the popular books from Jane Austen's time period, her known favorite titles, and the readers who enjoyed her work.

A Perfect Pastiche: Mary Robinette Kowal’s GLAMOURIST HISTORIES

The GLAMOURIST HISTORIES are perfect pastiche novels - a subtle dash of magic planted in the Regency framework we all love and allowed to flourish.

Thug Notes: Classic Literature, Original Gangster

Notes and analysis of classic literature explained by gangster and legend Sparky Sweets. Forget what you thought you knew about book analysis.

In Defense of Netflix’s Anne of Green Gables

I watched Anne With An E, Netflix's Anne of Green Gables adaptation of the LM Montgomery classic, and I have thoughts. Many of them.

Ambrose Bierce Would be 175 Today, if He Hadn’t Wandered Off into the Desert

It's Ambrose Bierce's birthday. Let's celebrate America's anti-war Civil War vet who wrote spooky stories and created Urban Dictionary before it was cool.

The Case For Re-Reading a Book You Once Hated

Hated a book as a young reader? It might be time to try it again.

Honest Plot Summaries of 19th-Century Novels

Simple summaries of novels written in the 19th century.

How Do You Get Teens Interested in Classic Literature? Blind Date With a Book!

Using a blind date with a book program in a school library in order to introduce teens to classic literature from the 19th century.

The ‘Nights’ and Beyond: Books Medieval Arabic Scholars Didn’t Want You to Read

If you really want to disappoint the 15th century literati, there's no better way to do it than indulging with popular tales and epics.

5 Short Classics To Read During Russian Literature Week

From Tolstoy to Chekhov, check out these 5 short story and novella recommendations to celebrate Russian Literature Week.