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Then came his 1849 essay, later read by people like Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

This realm is populated by diarists living and dead, those who read or study diaries, and those who buy, sell and preserve diaries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“This arrest comes following a contact earlier that day at a nearby transit center for similar circumstances,” the department’s statement read.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

“Rooster” is a vehicle for Carell, who called the pilot script one of the smartest he’s ever read.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

The poem by the Sweet Singer that Charlie read out at Aunt Maud’s funeral went this way:

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck