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McPherson looks at, “the only war in modern times as to which we can be sure, first, that no skill or patience of diplomacy would have avoided it; and second, that preservation of the American Union and abolition of negro slavery were two vast triumphs of good by which even the inferno of war was justified.”
James McPherson answers some questions about his new book This Might Scourge.
An A-Z list of books to read.
In the New York Times Art Section today, Michiko Kakutani writes about British poet Craig Raine’s new book on T.S. Eliot, calling Raine’s description a “new, more accessible T. S. Eliot, an Eliot he describes as a virtuosic fox in terms of style, and a single-minded hedgehog when it came to themes.”
Friday procrastination.
Every time I turn on the television I am bombarded by advertisements for the new movie, “Arthur and The Invisibles”. It reminds me of “The Borrowers”. Remember them? Small, ingenious creatures that live in our homes and borrow our buttons, socks, thimbles, and other items you thought were misplaced.
This Day in History, Dreyfus condemned.
Part Four of the English Reader quiz.
Part three of the English Reader Quiz.
Do you know who said ‘a thing of beauty is a joy forever’, ‘death be not proud’, or ‘if you can meet with triumph and disaster… and treat those two imposters just the same’? Take our literary quiz to find out whether you know your Housman from your Hardy, and your Shakespeare from your Shelley.
A literature quiz from the authors of The English Reader.
Our favorite books and a special surprise….
A Hanukah tale from Gabriel’s Palace.
Oup staff picks their favorite books.
A few questions about The English Reader, an interview with Michael and Diane Ravitch.
A deeper look at the most famous Christmas Carol.