Literary Friendships

Pop quiz (via the Guardian): "Poetry, nicknames and the odd smack: how well do you know literary friendships?"

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"There are 17 vital cat vocabulary words." Atlas Obscura shared "lessons from a Victorian-era cat dictionary."

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"She's hilarious." Signature offered "10 reasons writers and readers adore Jane Austen." Then there's Darcy. "Are you a man who could give Colin Firth a run for his money? Take part in #TheDarcyLook and find out!" And another Jane challenge: "Re-cast Pride and Prejudice to find out which character you are," Buzzfeed challenged.

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To celebrate Lolita's 59th birthday recently, Flavorwire was highlighting "the most insightful quotes from Vladimir Nabokov's 1964 Playboy interview"; and Mental Floss was "tracing Vladimir Nabokov's 1941 cross-country road trip, one butterfly at a time."

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Dangerous reads: Town and Country Living featured a DIY knife holder with a bookish twist.

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