'The Accursed' is very much a novel about social injustice as the consequence of the terrible, tragic division of classes - the… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
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We had played a kid's version of gang fighting called "Civil War," and then later we had got in on the real… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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All nations struggle in the aftermath of civil war. More than 100 years after the English Civil War, for instance, any prelate… — Amanda Foreman Copy Share Image
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