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Adam's Notes's avatar

Claire Tomalin's biography of Samuel Pepys was great too.

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Sam Wiebe's avatar

Oh nice! I'd like to read that and the Austen one, once I get more of a grip on their work. Both of her Dickens books are tremendous.

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Chuk Goodin's avatar

I never knew about that hotel occupation, good article. (And I'm reading Empire of Pain right now, very well written but it's hard stuff to read about.)

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Sam Wiebe's avatar

Sure is. Brittany Barnett's A Knock After Midnight had the same effect on me--insensible cruelty on display.

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M.E. Proctor's avatar

Great article, Sam! Enjoyed it a lot.

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Sam Wiebe's avatar

WEDNESDAY May 8th, not Thursday!

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