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Jan Morris

Jan Morris has written some 40 books of history, travel, biography, memoir, and fiction.

Keep Smiling

Keep Smiling

An agnostic sermon

by Jan Morris | Monday, June 09, 2014
England, My England

England, My England

The poet whose bucolic lyrics defined a generation

by Jan Morris | Monday, June 05, 2017
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A Very Embodiment of Simple Goodness

by Jan Morris | Monday, December 19, 2016
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A Very Embodiment of Simple Goodness

by Jan Morris | Monday, August 01, 2016
Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four

The enduring influence of a quartet of Oxford dons

by Jan Morris | Monday, June 08, 2015
Carnival of the Animals

Carnival of the Animals

The Italian artist Carpaccio cast a careful, loving eye on his many nonhuman subjects

by Jan Morris | Monday, September 08, 2014
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Five Books Banned for Dubious Reasons—And Why You Should Definitely Read Them

by Our Editors

To Kill A Mockingbird and Fifty Shades of Gray may have more in common than we thought. Both books have made the American Library Association’s annual “Top Ten Most Challenged Books” list, as part of the ALA’s Banned Books Week effort to raise awareness about the freedom to read. While Fifty Shades of Gray might seem like an obvious contender for a list of commonly challenged books, other entries are more surprising. To mark this year’s Banned Books Week, from September 22 to 28, we’ve resurrected five books from the past banned for dubious reasons. We think you’re tough enough to handle it.