#Classics

Nancy Drew Wasn’t the Only Girl Detective: Learn About 8 Other Classic Teen Sleuths

You've read Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, but have you read these other books like Nancy Drew? Meet 8 classic teen sleuths.

The Gutenberg Bible and How to See it Online

If you're curious about the the first book to be printed using moveable type, learn more about the Gutenberg Bible and how to see it here.

A Critical Appreciation of Jane Austen

A Jane Austen fan takes a look at some of the radical elements of the author's stories as well as her societal critiques.

A Brief History of a Forgotten Sensation: TRILBY by George Du Maurier

Among one of the first truly popular novels of the Victorian era, TRILBY is a forgotten sensation, even though its legacy continues today.

FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD’s Boldwood: A 19th Century Incel?

Taking a look at the Thomas Hardy classic, FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD, and its character, William Boldwood, as an early fictional example of an incel.

On My In-Class Rebellion About Woolf’s ORLANDO

A reader recounts an in-class rebellion to fight for space to discuss queerness in Woolf's ORLANDO, and how that rebellion encouraged her as a reader.

Who Said It: Fiona Apple or Virginia Woolf?

Find out how well you know both bold, poetic feminist powerhouse writers by deciding who said it: Fiona Apple or Virginia Woolf!

The Young Goodman Brown Effect in Education

A reader and teacher on the educational philosophy she calls the Young Goodman Brown effect, named after the story by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Reading Pathways: Virginia Woolf Books

Here's a small guide to help you ease into this formidable author's fiction, and to show you where to start with Virginia Woolf books.

It Was Definitely a Time: The First Line of Dickens’s A TALE OF TWO CITIES

What does "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times" mean? One reader investigates A Tale of Two Cities first line.