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Portrait of Carl Sandburg

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A Workingman's Poet

By Danny Heitman

Frankness and plain speaking made Carl Sandburg a celebrity.

Poster of Eliza from Uncle Tom's Cabin crossing the Ohio River.

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The First Great American Novel

By Randall Fuller

It was Uncle Tom's Cabin.

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Remembering Mary Lou Beatty

By Amy Lifson

"Try again"

letter press type

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Do-It-Yourself Language

By Michael Adams

Esperanto, Klingon, "Oirish," and others.

The Eye of a Lady by Anonymous, ca. 1800

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The Mysterious Miss Austen

By Meredith Hindley

Two hundred years ago, Pride and Prejudice was anonymously published.

Dust Jacket for "How to Do Things with Books"

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How to Do Things with Books

By Steve Moyer

Victorian novelists took dim view of bibliophiles

cover of Collier's, Sherlock Holmes

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Long Live Sherlock Holmes

By Tom Keogh

The genius detective from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has inspired a mountain of imitations.

Bram Stoker in 1906

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When Bram Met Walt

By Meredith Hindley

Before conjuring Dracula, Bram Stoker poured his soul out to America's poet.

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Editor's Note, November/December 2012

By David Skinner

From the vaulted arch to Celebrating Freedom.

Photo portrait of Barbara Tuchman

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The Dramatist

By Meredith Hindley

Barbara Tuchman saw history as a grand tragedy