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Literature, Gothic Doubles and Facebook

December 12, 2017

Literature – and the Gothic in particular – is my field of expertise. Facebook and social media might be yours. But to the question “what is common between a Gothic double and Facebook”, you might think: “Nothing”. Then, you might start wondering whether I’m referring to some cat photo. After all, doesn’t that account for probably half of all Facebook photos posted?

In actual fact, I’m having something far more intricate in mind.

Literature: Gothic Double
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