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How can a country at peace suddenly be plunged into war? What compels hitherto peaceable citizens to take up arms and kill one another?

Hate to tell you, but you're going to die. / Quite soon. Me, too. / Shuck off the wisdom while it's warm. / Death does no harm / To wisdom.

Does the world we inhabit offer us hospitality or indifference? This question is central to the spiritual literature of all cultures.

The hunt over; the kill complete / limping towards perfection, padding / about the room, thorns in her thumbs / Hermes crawling on all fours - / That was the last I saw of Hilda.

The year 1930 can be seen as the dawn of a period of darkness, the beginning of a decade that Auden would style “low, dishonest.” That year was one of the most reflective moments in modernity.

Bird-Bent Grass chronicles an extraordinary mother–daughter relationship that spans distance, time, and, eventually, debilitating illness.

More than a quarter of a century has passed since Canada promised to recognize and respect the rights of children under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

“I build this story like my lair.

Avant Canada presents a rich collection of original essays and creative works on a representative array of avant-garde literary movements in Canada from the past fifty years.

For Canadians, the First World War was a dynamic period of literary activity.

Blue Monday: one of the most unforgettable days in Canadian baseball history.

Her family broken apart and her identity taken away, she had to forget her past in order to face her future. But forgetting isn’t forever.

Iconic photos from the First World War, newly colourized.

Con man Max O’Brien gets pulled into a grisly conspiracy while investigating his lover’s murder.

The compelling story of Canada’s Irish pioneers, revealing the enormous scope of their achievements.