Literature

Literature

A woman in a white dress sits on a chair by a window, reading a book in a softly lit room with a piano nearby, embodying the quiet charm of why read old books.
Reading classic books can teach you as much about the present as the past.
A wooden sailing ship faces rough seas, with waves and dolphins in the foreground; a Dash ghost ship appears mysteriously in the mist behind.
In this excerpt from "America's Most Gothic," Leanna Hieber and Andrea Janes examine the history and folklore of Maine's vanished schooner.