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The Suffering Caused by the Break-Up of a Marriage
Elizabeth Jenkins, The Tortoise and the Hare
Jun 27
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Peter C. Meilaender
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The years of danger
Being a young woman left to her own devices in Jane Austen's day was perilous. Is it any different now?
Published on Art & Soul
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Jun 25
A Knave, but not Cunning
Anthony Trollope's "Cousin Henry" as psychological case study (plus: my 200th post!)
Jun 22
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Peter C. Meilaender
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On the Banks of the Merrimack
A volume from the "Rivers of America" series
Jun 20
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Peter C. Meilaender
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Paul Gallico, Walter D. Edmonds, Lucretia P. Hale
Three light-hearted titles to add a little joy to your day or read to your children
Jun 17
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Peter C. Meilaender
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Jane Austen's "Persuasion": Let the Read-Along Begin
And we're off!
Jun 15
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Peter C. Meilaender
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Too Soon for the Land of Endless Holiday
Reading B. J. Bialostotzky and Sholom Aleichem
Jun 12
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Peter C. Meilaender
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Yiddish Has Not Yet Said Its Last Word
The Yiddish Book Center and Aaron Lansky's remarkable salvage operation to rescue Yiddish books and culture
Jun 9
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Peter C. Meilaender
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Heartachingly Beautiful and Heartbreakingly Sad
Discovering Inès Cagnati's "Crazy Genie"
Jun 6
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Peter C. Meilaender
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Index to "From My Bookshelf"
Updated on a running basis
Jun 5
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Peter C. Meilaender
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Celebrating Two Years of "From My Bookshelf" (With a Sale!)
With some plans for a big Year Three: subscription discounts, read-alongs, an FMB index, and more!
Jun 3
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Peter C. Meilaender
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Reading Jane Austen's "Persuasion" Together: A Schedule!
Making good on my promise to read the winner of 2026 Literary March Madness
Jun 2
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Peter C. Meilaender
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