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Friday, the Thirteenth: Thomas W. Lawson Guide
Explore Thomas W. Lawson's 1907 Wall Street thriller Friday, the Thirteenth. In-depth analysis of financial panics, market rigging, and revenge.
October 9, 2026
The Daughter of Anderson Crow: McCutcheon Guide
Explore George Barr McCutcheon's comic mystery classic The Daughter of Anderson Crow. In-depth analysis of Tinkletown, satire, and detective farce.
October 9, 2026
The Journal of Sir Walter Scott: Complete Guide
Discover Sir Walter Scott's heroic private diary (1825–1832). In-depth analysis of financial ruin, grief, Abbotsford, and literary courage.
October 9, 2026
The Real Adventure: Henry Kitchell Webster Guide
Explore Henry Kitchell Webster's 1916 feminist classic The Real Adventure. In-depth analysis of marriage, independence, and Progressive Era society.
October 9, 2026
The Romance of Tristan and Iseult: Bédier Guide
Discover Joseph Bédier's peerless retelling of The Romance of Tristan and Iseult. In-depth analysis of Celtic myth, courtly love, and tragic passion.
October 9, 2026
Cornish Characters & Strange Events Guide: Folklore
Comprehensive guide to Sabine Baring-Gould's Cornish Characters and Strange Events (1909), exploring smugglers, wreckers, eccentrics, and coastal legends.
October 8, 2026
Doctor Cupid by Rhoda Broughton Guide: Victorian Wit
Comprehensive guide to Rhoda Broughton's Doctor Cupid (1886), examining country-house matchmaking, sharp social satire, and Victorian emotional realism.
October 8, 2026
English Eccentrics & Eccentricities: John Timbs Guide
Comprehensive guide to John Timbs's English Eccentrics and Eccentricities (1866), exploring Georgian misers, dandyism, odd inventors, and social nonconformity.
October 8, 2026
Fifty Years in the Northwest Guide: Folsom's History
Comprehensive guide to William H. C. Folsom's Fifty Years in the Northwest (1888), chronicling St. Croix lumbering, pioneer settlements, and Dakota history.
October 8, 2026
La Salle & the Discovery of the Great West: Parkman Guide
Comprehensive guide to Francis Parkman's epic history of Robert Cavelier de La Salle, French exploration of the Mississippi, and North American empire.
October 8, 2026