Reasons to Read the Classics

Curiosities

Kaulie Lewis Watson August 14, 2014

In 1968 Italo Calvino published 14 reasons why we should read the classics, and his list still feels relevant. Pair with the Millions’s essay on, well, reading the classics.

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Kaulie Lewis Watson is a staff writer for The Millions. She lives in New York and every so often writes things at kaulielewis.wordpress.com.