literary
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She said of tertulias, the literary debates that took over an evening in a home or tavern, “they certainly ate, but above all, they drank and debated passionately.”
From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026
Helen Hunt Jackson’s 1884 bestseller, “Ramona,” about a clash among Southern California rancheros, indigenous peoples and newly arriving white settlers, helped form later literary templates of the Old West.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
The evocations of inherited sin, historical guilt and supernatural horror established a model for a haunted literary tradition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
Later that year, he married Maggie Pearlstine, his literary agent.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
In her autobiography, Elizabeth described Bayard as “a tall, fully developed man, remarkably fine looking, with cultivated literary taste and a profound knowledge of human nature.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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