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T.A. Keenan grew up in Maryland and graduated from the University of Chicago. He writes fiction from a small farm downhill from the Appalachian Trail, a place rich in wildlife and Civil War history, secluded in Blair Witch territory. Current interests include genealogy, historical fiction, and folk horror.

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The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers
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The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen
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I read the Project Gutenberg eBook edition of this public domain novella. It also is contained in various print and eBook collections of Arthur Machen stories. It does not seem to fit into a single, specific genre. Steven King has praised it as possi ...more
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The Shadow Beside Her by Elizabeth S. Devecchi
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The Odyssey by Homer
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I read the hardcover edition of Emily Wilson's translation, ISBN 978-0393089059.
I had read Homer in other translations and (many years ago) in Greek. But I'm not by any stretch a proficient classics scholar, so I cannot vouch for the accuracy of EW's
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The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith
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(I read the public domain Project Gutenberg edition online.)

Pollyanna, as the titular Vicar, steps into the Book of Job.
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The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith
“Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength enough to prevent it seldom has justice enough to accuse.”
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Birding English by Jeremy Withers
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This book will be doubly fascinating for anyone interested in the history of the English language and, coincidentally, in birds. Jeremy Withers presents his work in 50 short essays. Each essay features one period in the evolution of English (from Pro ...more
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“Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength enough to prevent it seldom has justice enough to accuse.”
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