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7 January (1942): Eudora Welty writes to Diarmuid Russell, her
7 January (1942): Eudora Welty writes to Diarmuid Russell, her close friend and literary agent, about winter in Jackson, Mississippi. There is a mani...

3 November (1936): After reading Hamlet, Lawrence Durrell, then in
3 November (1936): After reading Hamlet, Lawrence Durrell, then in his mid-twenties, writes to his mentor Henry Miller, detailing his thoughts on the ...

14 October (1854): Thomas De Quincey shares with his daughter
14 October (1854): Thomas De Quincey shares with his daughter Emily an elaborate (and apparently impromptu) theory of names and the power of naming, o...

7 October (1827): Below, the English writer and essayist Charles
7 October (1827): Below, the English writer and essayist Charles Lamb writes an affectionate thank you letter to friend H. Dodwell for the gift of a p...

5 September (1951): In the 1940s, Vladimir Nabokov arrived in
5 September (1951): In the 1940s, Vladimir Nabokov arrived in America to pursue his two interests, literature and lepidoptery (the study of butterflie...

Puzzle Trouble: Women & Crosswords in the Age of Autofill Anna
Puzzle Trouble: Women & Crosswords in the Age of Autofill Anna Shectman on the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament and how the rise of crossword-con...

Better Angels: On Rilke in Translation by Drew Calvert. Raum,
Better Angels: On Rilke in Translation by Drew Calvert. Raum, Weltraum, Innerweltraum (space, “worldspace,” consciousness)—there’s more going...

31 July (1945): Allen Ginsberg addresses his close friend Jack
31 July (1945): Allen Ginsberg addresses his close friend Jack Kerouac, whom he met while attending Columbia University. They wrote frequently to each...