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Edgar Allan Poe’s short story The Man of the Crowd.
Merlin Coverley • Psychogeography
The prompt and energetic action of the officers of the law shows the great advantage of the presence on such occasions of a single vigorous and masterful mind.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle • Sherlock Holmes
He had always been such a peerless creature. Shelby had the manners of a prince (an imaginary one, not a real one; real ones had no manners), the bearing of a noble spirit. She could tell him everything and he never got bored if she didn’t stay clever. No lights went out in his eyes.
Eve Babitz • Sex and Rage: A Novel
Fables: Robert Louis Stevenson (Short Stories, Literature) [Annotated]
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‘History, my child, is the most powerful motive of all.’ Aunt Maria rested her hand gently on Scarlet’s shoulder. ‘Now, I’m afraid, we must leave.’
Matthew Richardson • The Scarlet Papers: The Times Thriller of the Year 2023
—William Wordsworth, “The Green Linnet”
Heather Fawcett • The Grace of Wild Things
One of the most famous Romantic poems is I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth. I became somewhat numb to the poem as I grew up, often hearing it chanted by speakers without any real emotion. Reading the poem aloud for myself for the first time was a revelation and truly inspirational. I found the joy the poet found in the simple beaut
... See moreAndrew Anderson • The Ritual of Writing: Writing as Spiritual Practice
J. R. Moehringer
I am a part of all that I have met.” It might’ve been that first night, or another, but at some point I shared that line from Tennyson, and Andre loved it.