In which one of the 1980 Iranian hostages explains why “War and Peace” meant so much to him at the time.
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An Iranian Hostage Recalls Tolstoy
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Middlemarch and Trump vs. Expertise
Incompetence wins out over expertise in Eliot’s “Middlemarch.” And so it is proving to be the case in the Trump administration.
George Eliot Applied to Climate Change
A Wall Street Journal letter uses “Silas Marner” to blame the California wildfires on state agencies–thereby missing a chance to use it against the real culprit.
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George Eliot’s Humanism
George Eliot’s “Middlemarch” was instrumental in developing a new humanism.
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My Problematic Relationship with Charles II
A melange of thoughts, including my supposed link with Charles II and authors connected with Coventry.
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Meacham, Eliot on Democratic Heroism
Jon Meacham recently cited “Middlemarch” in a discussion about democratic notions of heroism.
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Preaching the Gospel to the Poor
The wonderful Dinah Morris in George Eliot’s “Adam Bede” at one point delivers a sublime sermon.
Eliot Explains Conspiracy Theories
In “Middlemarch,” Eliot gives a succinct explanation as to why people are drawn to conspiracy theories.
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