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"Another Dickensians group read. Love these. Interesting book." — Feb 01, 2026 04:16PM
"Another Dickensians group read. Love these. Interesting book." — Feb 01, 2026 04:16PM
“Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.”
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“So many books, so little time.”
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“The role of a writer is not to say what we can all say, but what we are unable to say.”
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“Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.”
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“She should have done science, not spent all her time with her head in novels. Novels gave you a completely false idea about life, they told lies and they implied there were endings when in reality there were no endings, everything just went on and on and on.”
― Case Histories
― Case Histories
Constant Reader
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A forum for friendly discussion of classics, literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry and short stories. We also love movies and art. Don't ask to join th ...more
Dickensians!
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Do you love the stories by Charles Dickens, and anything Victorian? Are you keen to chat about his books, his life, the times or places he lived in, o ...more
On the Southern Literary Trail
— 2189 members
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Whether you prefer Faulkner, O'Connor, McCullers or more recent authors of Southern Literature such as Clyde Edgerton, Tom Franklin, William Gay, or M ...more
Middle East/North African Lit
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Current banner photo : Gaza at Palestine #Land day https://altahrir.wordpress.com/2020/02/04/land-in-eastern-gaza-declared-a-disaster-zone-due-to-isr ...more
The World's Literature in Europe/Asia
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Literature from the languages of India beginning in February 2026. -Helen Owl, "Chichilaki - traditional Georgian New Year tree". -Alexkom000, " N ...more
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