Today in Bookish and Literary History, January 5
1886 Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson - UK Stevenson's famous exploration of humanity's basest capacity for evil 1953 Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett - Ireland ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The story revolves around two seemingly homeless men waiting for someone—or something—named Godot. Vladimir and Estragon wait near a tree, inhabiting a drama spun of their own consciousness. The result is a comical wordplay of poetry, dreamscapes, and nonsense, which has been interpreted as mankind’s inexhaustible search for meaning. Beckett’s language pioneered an expressionistic minimalism that captured the existential post-World War II Europe. His play remains one of the most magical and beautiful allegories of our time. 2021 Want to know a secret? by Freida McFadden - US YouTube baking sensation April Masterson knows the secret to the perfect gooey brownies. Or how to make key lime squares that will melt in your mouth. But if you keep watching her offline, ...