LOVE THINGS written in the mid-19th century. For literary excellence, they cannot be beat.
Compare how things were written then by a populace that knew and used the English language well with today’s writings.
It shows how far we have fallen, and how dumbed down we are. Our populace is at a 2nd grade level of English compared to then.
So sad.
Forgive my bias - I am an electrical engineer, but I have a degree in English Lit.
If it wasn’t impractical I would post more items from each issue. There are several short fiction stories every month and Harper’s is also serializing Dickens’ Little Dorrit.