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The Tenacious Constancy of<br> <em>The Merchant of Prato</em>

The Tenacious Constancy of
The Merchant of Prato

Charles Nicholl on Iris Origo and Her "Modern Classic"

By Charles Nicholl | July 20, 2020

In His Life and Writing, Robert D. Richardson Was Precise and Compassionate

In His Life and Writing, Robert D. Richardson Was Precise and Compassionate

Megan Marshall on the Great Thoreau and Emerson Biographer

By Megan Marshall | July 10, 2020

How the Author of <em>The Graduate</em> Walked Away From Middle-Class Mores

How the Author of The Graduate Walked Away From Middle-Class Mores

Beverly Gray on Charles Webb's Unexpected Life of Charity

By Beverly Gray | July 2, 2020

Pramila Jayapal on Changing the Establishment from the Inside

Pramila Jayapal on Changing the Establishment from the Inside

The US Representative on the Status Quo, Democracy, and Organizing

By Pramila Jayapal | June 29, 2020

Vivian Gornick on the

Vivian Gornick on the "Forgotten" Wife of Victorian Novelist, George Meredith

Mrs. Meredith Finally Gets Her Due

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Inside the Creation of a Girl Scout Troop Unlike Any Other

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Moyra Davey Reads Deep Into the Night

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The Making of an Indigenous Land Activist

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