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    A plague from the east ravages the world late in the 21st century, in Mary Shelley’s ‘The Last Man’

    Mary Shelley
    · Mar 18, 2020 · 05:30 pm
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    What revisiting Greek mythology tells us about leadership in the times of the plague

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    Maxine Whittaker, The Conversation
    · Jul 30, 2017 · 02:30 pm
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    Raj Thackeray is wrong about Mumbai's British-era glory – and these street crosses show why

    Naresh Fernandes
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