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A Memorable Opening...
Often emulated but rarely matched, the opening lines of Charles Dickens's 1860 novel Great Expectations masterfully set the plot in motion.
Jan 6, 2023
An Adventure in the Alps
Elizabeth Robins, "The Mills of the Gods"
Nov 18, 2022
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Kirsten Shepherd-Barr
A star is born (potentially!)
In this farcical scene, an acting troupe puts the old saying to the test: “there are no small parts, only small actors.”
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Master-mistress of my passion
May 30, 2025
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Alexandra Paddock
Wandering...straight into the stuff of nightmares
Feb 21, 2025
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Daniel Abdalla
Spring approaches!
Mar 7, 2025
One poem, many interpretations...
Aug 15, 2025
Rotten Love
Jun 21, 2024
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Alexandra Paddock
A Saturday afternoon in November
Nov 7, 2025
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Emily Dickinson's 'certain Slant of Light'
This week we return to our 100th LitHits newsletter, first published in 2023, featuring one of Dickinson's most intriguing poems--and a great start to…
Jan 9
'Ring in the thousand years of peace'
The coming of the new year brings thoughts of the future––and past futures...
Jan 2
The contest of the Holly and the Ivy
Evergreens vie for dominance in this medieval carol
Dec 26, 2025
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Alexandra Paddock
'He heard the snow falling faintly through the universe'
Savor these intensely moving final paragraphs of James Joyce's story 'The Dead,' from his 1914 collection Dubliners
Dec 19, 2025
Home for the Holidays
O. Henry's 1899 short story about American frontiersmen preparing for Christmas Day takes an unexpected and characteristically hilarious turn
Dec 12, 2025
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Martha Swift
Leaving the doll's house
The final lines of Ibsen's 1879 play A Doll's House stunned its first audiences--and it still has the power to shock us
Dec 5, 2025
Ghastly letters: or, how well do you know your partner?
A recently married couple is haunted by some mysterious letters that keep arriving...
Nov 28, 2025
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