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Anna Hunter Powell's avatar

Why the intrusive apostrophe (it’s) when it is the possessive form being used? I would expect better. A Hunter Powell.

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Henry Oliver's avatar

Probably my typo?

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Wim's avatar

Although I find George Will’s ideas interesting, his stilted prose style is grating, which is a shame for someone so steeped in literature.

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Robert Walters's avatar

You know you can get DC, MoCo, FFX Co., and Alexandria library cards from Arlington.

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Henry Oliver's avatar

Oh interesting thank you

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Russell Smith's avatar

Will was also able to write a wonderful book about baseball, Men at Work, because of his immersion in literature and keenly observant mind.

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Comment-Tater's avatar

The Arlington Central Library online catalog shows that it does have Moby Dick; all physical copies are currently checked out, but it's available as a downloadable ebook. Likewise The Piazza Tales and Bartleby, the Scrivener.

Typee, Omoo, Redburn, The Confidence-Man, White Jacket, and Israel Potter are available as ebooks, though not physical books.

If I fault them for anything, it's that Billy Budd is available only as an audiobook

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Henry Oliver's avatar

I want physical books! This is Melville!!

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