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“The Classics” are Not Timeless
“The Classics” are Not Timeless
By Eric Williams
September 15, 2014

Readers should embrace classic literature, but we shouldn’t worship The Classics.

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Why Writers Should Read the Classics
Why Writers Should Read the Classics
By Saket Suryesh
August 14, 2014

Despite the seemingly formulaic success of modern bestsellers, one writer argues that the classics are where authors should look for inspiration.

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8 Writers Who Almost Died Before Their Time & The Impact It Had on Their Work
8 Writers Who Almost Died Before Their Time & The Impact It Had on Their Work
By Nelson Peters
November 01, 2013

A few inches this way or that and we never would have had Crime and Punishment, Animal Farm, Waiting for Godot or the other literary works produced by these eight authors.

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