“Screwtape Proposes A Toast” by C.S. Lewis
Written in 1959 by C.S. Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) of The Chronicles of Narnia fame, "Screwtape Proposes a Toast" is a... More
Written in 1959 by C.S. Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) of The Chronicles of Narnia fame, "Screwtape Proposes a Toast" is a... More
"Dawn Attack", by C.S. Forester (27 August 1899 – 2 April 1966), depicts World War II from a naval officer's perspective. Published in early... More
A witty poem from the American poet Dorothy Parker (August 22, 1893 – June 7, 1967).... More
To celebrate Edna Ferber’s 125th birthday yesterday, we republish "A Woman Who Tried to Be Good". Twice a Pulitzer-Prize winner, her novels were very popular... More
Before the atomic bomb destroyed Hiroshima, America was preparing for, and dreading, a long, bloody invasion of Japan.... More
As we debate how to deal with recession during a time when government is increasingly responsible for alleviating poverty, we find it interesting that Henry... More
Summer in the Air reminds us that any great writer can describe the ordinary as if it was amazing and meaningful.... More
Booth Tarkington (July 29, 1869 – May 19, 1946) was best known for his Pulitzer Prize winning novels The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams.... More