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2026-08-05 15:01:54 CEST

Vladimir Nabokov once admitted, "I dislike Jane Austen, and am prejudiced, in fact against all women writers. They are in another class."
Later, after reading Austen's Mansfield Park, he recanted and began teaching this novel in his literary course.
It is good to change our minds.

2026-07-28 21:57:07 CEST

If you could erase the experience of reading one book to experience it for the first time again, what book would you choose?

2026-07-27 23:16:15 CEST

If all the skies were sunshine,
Our faces would be fain
To feel once more upon them
The cooling plash of rain.
If all the world were music,
Our hearts would often long
For one sweet strain of silence.
To break the endless song.
If life were always merry,
Our souls would seek relief,
And rest from weary laughter
In the quiet arms of grief.
– Henry van Dyke Jr.
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2026-07-07 16:49:32 CEST

The Picture of Dorian Gray – 79,057 words
Antigone – 10,334 words
The Count of Monte Cristo – 461,521 words
The Great Gatsby – 48,465 words
Wuthering Heights – 116,440 words
Greatness comes in all sizes.

2026-03-31 21:44:08 CEST

I simple couldn't put it down.
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2025-09-24 19:05:45 CEST

NEW RELEASE!
Demian by Hermann Hesse
A boy goes on a journey of spiritual growth. #fiction #philosophy #spirituality
Find it in #ebook format here: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/hermann-hesse/demian/n-h-priday
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2025-07-14 21:00:13 CEST

NEW RELEASE!
A Pluralistic Universe by William James
A philosopher gives an introduction to radical empiricism and how it relates to the experienced world. #nonfiction #philosophy #ebook
Find it here: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/william-james/a-pluralistic-universe
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2025-05-13 22:00:42 CEST

NEW RELEASE!
What’s Wrong with the World, by G. K. Chesterton
Philosopher G. K. Chesterton comments on various social issues of his day, including property, imperialism, feminism, and education. He advocates for a different distribution of property and political power - ideas that later became known as Distributism. #nonfiction #philosophy
Find it here: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/g-k-chesterton/whats-wrong-with-the-world
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