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Dickens: Night Walks

      Some years ago a temporary inability to sleep, referable to a distressing impression, caused me to walk about the streets all night for a…

The Common Burglar

The oldest and commonest system of the house burglar in locating money and jewelry is to stand about theaters, cafés, and the better shops, watching…

Thieves and Poets

Paris, 1785 — Toward seven the din dies down in the city, everywhere and all at once. You can hear the cab horses’ hooves pawing…

Zola Tours Les Halles at Dawn

Paris, 1873A bright glow at the far end of the rue Rambuteau announced that day was dawning. The sonorous voice of the market was increasing…

What the Thrush Said

O thou whose face hath felt the Winter's wind, Whose eye has seen the snow-clouds hung in mist And the black elm tops 'mong the freezing stars,To…

Kate Smith and the Song of Hypocrisy

If the Yankees cancel Kate Smith, they should likewise cancel themselves. https://thefederalist.com/2019/04/23/cancel-kate-smith-must-cancel-new-york-yankees/

Hugo on Stone & Cathedrals

"From the beginning of things down to the fifteenth century of the Christian era inclusive, architecture was the great book of humanity, the chief expression…

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