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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Part 2 of 3

Ally reads The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, a short story by Washington Irving (1820).

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Part 3 of 3

Ally reads The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, a short story by Washington Irving (1820).

Discussion of Washington Irving Short Stories

Mary and Ally purportedly discuss Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, but mostly end up just talking about Washington Irving's surprisingly interesting life, Jeff Goldblum, and books they have or have not read about Russia.

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The Death of Ivan Ilych, Chapter 1

Mary reads a chapter or two a day of The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy (1886). 

The Death of Ivan Ilych, Chapter 2

Mary reads a chapter or two a day of The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy (1886).

The Death of Ivan Ilych, Chapters 3 and 4

Mary reads a few chapters a day of The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy (1886).

The Death of Ivan Ilych, Chapters 5 - 7

Mary reads a few chapters a day of The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy (1886). 

The Death of Ivan Ilych, Chapters 8 and 9

Mary reads a few chapters a day of The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy (1886). 

The Death of Ivan Ilych, Conclusion

Mary reads the concluding chapters (Chapters 10, 11 and 12) of The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy (1886). 

Discussion of The Death of Ivan Ilych

Ally and Mary discuss the fragility of life, the incompetence of 19th century doctors, and what Ivan Ilych might have considered the 'right life' in Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilych (1886).