12 of the Most Unforgettable Books About Doomed Romances
The star-crossed lovers captured in these Gothic romance books will give you a new reason to hate Valentine’s Day.
The star-crossed lovers captured in these Gothic romance books will give you a new reason to hate Valentine’s Day.
He wrote the book partially in response to European writers like Joseph Conrad, who Achebe said depicted Africa “as ‘the other world,’ the antithesis of Europe and therefore of civilization.”
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The Warren Public Library waived late fees for a Chicago man who check out a baseball book 50 years ago.
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You might want to skip dinner after reading these.
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How many have you come across?
Propstore is auctioning off tons of James Bond items, including hand-made posters and props.
He got the idea from a story his wife told him while they were visiting her parents: “I joked, ‘This would be good for a novel. I am going to write a novel based on this.’ ”
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The tale was composed as Stoker was working on his iconic vampire.