Miss Havisham: A History
Carrie Frye on Miss Havisham, one of Dickens's most memorable characters, who presides over Great Expectations "like a great, ill-willed fairy queen."
Books
Things Lucy Maud Montgomery Lied To Me About
That it would be impossibly romantic to live on a small island in the middle of a lake, rather than just incredibly inconvenient.
Alternate Endings To Great Expectations
The numerous unpublished endings to "Great Expectations."
“Labor of Love”: An Interview With Moira Weigel
Nicole sits down with Moira Weigel, the author of a fascinating new book on the history of dating.
Discovering Emma Lathen: On Fear, Family, and Comfort Reading
On Emma Lathen's John Putnam Thatcher mysteries, and the comfort they brought the author.
Every Meal In Great Expectations, Ranked In Order Of How Upsetting It Is
Oh my God, they just keep getting worse.
The Toast Looks Back: The Best Of Ayn Rand
What would we have done without her?
Black Like Me? Or, How I Learned to Embrace My Inner Emma
Patricia Matthew on Emma, fatal flaws, and "a white girl too far."
Horrifying Stories Made Anodyne and Comforting: I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
This one troubles even me!!
Don’t Let Anyone Tell You That You Can Read Chaucer’s Untranslated Prologue
Demand a translation and don't let anyone make you feel bad about that.