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Today in Bookish and Literary History, August 1

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1911 | πŸ“– The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett | United Kingdom / United States | 331 pages | πŸ† | 1938 | πŸ“– Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier | United Kingdom | 449 pages | πŸ†πŸ† | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | 1978 | πŸ“– Son of the Morning by Joyce Carol Oates | United States | 392 pages | 1992 | πŸ“– The Enchantment by Kristin Hannah | United States | 404 pages | @kristinhannahauthor 1993 | πŸ“– Hysteria by Terry Johnson | United Kingdom | 112 pages | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | 1993 | πŸ“– Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang by Joyce Carol Oates | United States | 313 pages | 2005 | πŸ“– The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson | Sweden | 480 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | 2006 | πŸ“– One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson | United Kingdom | 418 pages | 2014 | πŸ“– A Horse Walks into a Bar by David Grossman | Israel | 208 pages | πŸ†πŸ† | 2016 | πŸ“– Wretchedness by Andrzej TichΓ½ | Sweden | 176 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | 2019 | πŸ“– Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior | Brazil | 288 pages | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ† | @itamarvieirajr 2020 | πŸ“– How to Stay Sane in a...