Stories
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Seeking the hoarder in literature
As she strives to deepen her understanding of hoarding, Georgie Evans turns to books. But depictions of hoards and hoarders are few and often sparse, except in one surprising place.
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The hidden history of homesickness
Gail Tolley delves into the history of homesickness and discovers that its rich past holds a clue to how we view the experience today.
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Tragic artists and their all-consuming passions
Does having a debilitating disease help or hinder creative genius?
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Robinson Crusoe and the morality of solitude
Robinson Crusoe, fiction’s most famous castaway, was certainly isolated, but did he suffer the intrinsically modern affliction of loneliness?
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Desert passages : encounters with the American deserts / Patricia Nelson Limerick.
Limerick, Patricia Nelson, 1951-Date: [1985], ©1985- Books
Dandies and desert saints : styles of Victorian masculinity / James Eli Adams.
Adams, James Eli.Date: 1995- Books
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Songs, &c. in The deserter of Naples; or, royal clemency: to which is added, An ode to friendship, A tale from Baker's chronicle, Address for the Marine Society, Mr. Lee Lewes's farewell address, and other favorite pieces, performed at the Royalty Theatre.
Delpini, Mr. (Carlo Antonio), -1828.Date: [1788]- Books
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A collection of poems. Containing The minstrel, or the progress of genius. Owen of Carron. Essay on Man. Deserted Village. Traveller. The Grave. The Hermit of Warkworth. Sir Eldred of the Bower and the Bleeding-Rock. The Diaboliad, Part First and Second. By Beattie, Langhorne, Pope, Goldsmith, Blair, Percy, Moore, and Kenrick.
Date: MDCCLXXIX. [1779]- Books
A pilgrim in Arabia / [by] H. StJ.B. Philby.
Philby, H. St. J. B. (Harry St. John Bridger), 1885-1960.Date: 1946