Anthony Trollope - "The Small House at Allington"

ed. by W. M. Flinders Petrie - "Egyptian Tales, First Series"

Louis Becke - "By Reef and Palm"

Samuel Pepys - "Diary of Samuel Pepys, September/October 1663"

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This Summer’s Dog Days Suit One Novelist Fine
David Wroblewski talks about the animals that inspired his best-selling debut novel, “The Story of Edgar Sawtelle,” about a mute boy’s extraordinary communion with his dogs.

Books of The Times: America Abroad: Examining What We’ve Done in the Name of Freedom
Ted Widmer’s overview of American foreign policy and the ideas that have animated it makes for a long, slow, dithering ride.

Books of The Times: Hush, Hush, Sister Dearest, Your Fall Was an Accident
“The Sister” is powered by the same sort of confidently rendered literary suspense that propelled Donna Tartt’s “The Secret History” onto best-seller lists.