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1960

1960 CE.


1960 is the publication year for the editions below.

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Inherit the Wind

Jerome Lawrence, Robert E Lee
Contemporary American Literature Theatre

Inherit the Wind

Lawrence and Lee make a powerful statement about what it means to stand up for what is right in the face of an overpowering multitude fixed on carrying on in the wrong.

January 27, 2025January 26, 2025 by S. Hargrave — Comment on Inherit the Wind

The Queen of Spades

Alexander Pushkin
Romantic Era Russian Literature

The Queen of Spades

The premise might be an old one, but what Pushkin does with it is worthy of praise. His writing flows with a concise clarity that is poetic in and of itself.

The Queen of Spades is a novella that is not too short and not too long. It’s a perfect short read for an afternoon or an evening, clocking in at approximately 82 pages including the prologue. The clarity of the prose and the flow of it make the reader nearly fly through it and want to finish it in one sitting if at all possible. This is a review of A. S. Pushkin’s The Queen of Spades.

September 24, 2020September 25, 2020 by S. Hargrave — Comment on The Queen of Spades
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