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The History of Literature Podcast Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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The History of Literature Podcast. Join host Jacke Wilson as he journeys through the history of literature, from ancient epics to contemporary classics. he/him/his. #podcast #books

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Book Cover for: Dublin: A Writer's City, Christopher Morash

Dublin: A Writer's City

Christopher Morash
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Hello! Fans of Dublin and Dubliners rejoice! This week we have Chris Morash of @CambridgeUP talking about his new book DUBLIN: A WRITER'S CITY, @johnhiggs choosing the last book he will ever read, and @shinyupai reading her poem "Virga." Enjoy! https://t.co/ziHe0yE3pm

Hardcover, 2023

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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By Any Other Name

Jodi Picoult
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Is it really true? Did the Elizabethan poet Emilia Bassano (sometimes known as Aemelia Lanyer) actually write Shakespeare's works? The bestselling novelist @jodipicoult thinks so - and she's turned her research-based theories into an entertaining and thought-provoking work of fiction.

Hardcover, 2024

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace

Infinite Jest

David Foster Wallace
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Mike Palindrome takes over the show for a look at David Foster Wallace's magnum opus, Infinite Jest. Enjoy! @literatureSC #DFW #InfiniteJest #DavidFosterWallace http://historyofliterature.com/271-infinite-jest-by-david-foster-wallace-a-mike-palindrome-solo-special/

Hardcover, 1996

$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: In Shakespeare's Shadow: A Rogue Scholar's Quest to Reveal the True Source Behind the World's Greatest Plays, Michael Blanding

In Shakespeare's Shadow: A Rogue Scholar's Quest to Reveal the True Source Behind the World's Greatest Plays

Michael Blanding
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The History of Literature #430 – In Shakespeare’s Shadow (with Michael Blanding) https://t.co/19jAlpyH3y

Paperback, 2022

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Don Quixote: Volume II - comfortable reading - large and clear print - illustrated, Miguel De Cervantes

Don Quixote: Volume II - comfortable reading - large and clear print - illustrated

Miguel De Cervantes
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"Can we ever have too much of a good thing?" —Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote (1605) #QOTD #DonQuixote #Cervantes #life #Literature https://t.co/zuxIoJ2duu

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Book Cover for: Life, Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy

Life

Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy
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"The purpose of life is to bring forth goodness. Now, in this life." — Leo Tolstoy #QOTD #literature #life #people #love #truth #art https://t.co/lOlyNa22lw

Paperback, 2010

$29.75$14.88 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Virga, Shin Yu Pai

Virga

Shin Yu Pai
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Hello! Fans of Dublin and Dubliners rejoice! This week we have Chris Morash of @CambridgeUP talking about his new book DUBLIN: A WRITER'S CITY, @johnhiggs choosing the last book he will ever read, and @shinyupai reading her poem "Virga." Enjoy! https://t.co/ziHe0yE3pm

Out of stock

Book Cover for: James Bond: Casino Royale Signed by Van Jensen, Ian Fleming

James Bond: Casino Royale Signed by Van Jensen

Ian Fleming
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The History of Literature #380 – Ian Fleming | PLUS The Black James Bond https://t.co/sHQuoEVneH

Hardcover, 2018

$49.99$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Middlemarch

George Eliot
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Yang grew up in China, where the censorship destroyed her ability to imagine stories in her native language. Her world changed when she discovered fiction like George Eliot's #Middlemarch @PenguinClassics https://t.co/HTs2QqhhqG 31/

Paperback, 2003

$12.00$6.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Merchant of Venice, William Shakespeare

The Merchant of Venice

William Shakespeare
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“With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.” ― William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice #shakespeare #QOTD #happy https://t.co/RFLxpL9dtA

Paperback, Mass Market, 2004

$6.99$3.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book