Melmoth the Wanderer: Stories within Stories“Terror is very fond of associations; we love to connect the agitation of the elements with the agitated life of man; and never did a blast…May 1, 2021May 1, 2021
The War with the Newts: Is Humanity its own worst enemy?“The earth will probably sink and drown; but at least it will be the result of generally acknowledged political and economic ideas, at…Apr 29, 2021Apr 29, 2021
The Odyssey: A Glimpse at Antiquity“Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story of that man skilled in all ways of contending, the wanderer, harried for years on end.” —…Apr 28, 2021Apr 28, 2021
Cat’s Cradle: The Day the World Ended“For maybe a hundred thousand years or more, grownups have been waving tangles of string in their children’s faces.”Apr 25, 2021Apr 25, 2021
Young Goodman Brown: The Nature of Morality“The cry of grief, rage, and terror, was yet piercing the night, when the unhappy husband held his breath for a response. There was a…Apr 24, 2021Apr 24, 2021
Daisy Miller: Prototype for the Modern American Woman?“Well,” said Winterbourne, “when you deal with natives you must go by the custom of the place. Flirting is a purely American custom; it…Apr 22, 2021Apr 22, 2021
Samuel Clemens: The Man Behind Mark Twain“I came in with Halley’s comet in 1835. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it. It will be the greatest…Apr 21, 2021Apr 21, 2021
Dante’s Inferno: What is Hell?“MIDWAY upon the journey of our life|I found myself within a forest dark,|For the straightforward pathway had been lost.|Ah me! how hard a…Apr 21, 2021Apr 21, 2021
A Gesture Life: Comfort Women“And I do not live in broad infamy, nor hide from righteous pursuers or seekers of the truth. I do not mask my face or screen my doings of…Apr 21, 2021Apr 21, 2021
Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: Confronting the Self“That’s all I think about these days. Must be because I have so much time to kill every day. When you don’t have anything to do, your…Apr 21, 2021Apr 21, 2021
