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How Much Can Homer Shape a Life?

By Robin Bates | Published: February 14, 2023

In “North and South,” Gaskell has a character argue against overselling the influence of the classics.

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Rich Bullies in the Admissions Scandal

By Robin Bates | Published: May 6, 2019

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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