In “North and South,” Gaskell has a character argue against overselling the influence of the classics.
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How Much Can Homer Shape a Life?
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Rich Bullies in the Admissions Scandal
Tuesday Several weeks ago I came across an insider’s account of the college admissions scandal from an English-teacher-turned-college counselor. In sharing her view of prep school parents, Caitlin Flanagan cited Jane Eye and Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca. Although Flanagan doesn’t report on any illegal behavior from the ambitious parents she encountered, she daily saw the […]
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