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Gustave Flaubert was put on trial for obscenity. Why didn't he fight government censorship harder?

We've gathered up some of our favorite literary takes on Christmas.

Jane Austen is known for self-assured heroines and love stories. But she also wrote a lot about the importance of being wrong.

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