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Gothic
July 23, 2021
Critical Mass
Jo Livingstone
The Wicked Wit of Shirley Jackson
In her rivetingly funny letters, the author of “The Lottery” transformed the stuff of daily life into magic.
July 21, 2021
Critical Mass
Colin Dickey
Edgar Allan Poe, Crank Scientist
The great discoveries of the age captivated his imagination. He almost always misunderstood them.
October 22, 2018
Jo Livingstone
Sarah Perry’s
Melmoth
Is a Gothic Tale With a Conscience
The author's new novel is a brilliant, spooky meditation on the sins of history.
April 25, 1969
Anatole Broyard
You Wouldn’t Believe It
A review of Bullet Park by John Cheever.
May 18, 1921
Clive Bell
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