 
      Henry Oliver
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      Research FellowEmerging Scholar
Henry Oliver is a Research Fellow and Emerging Scholar at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, a writer, and literary critic working on a new book about how classic literature cultivates the liberal values of human flourishing. He is the author of Second Act (2024) and writes the literary Substack The Common Reader, which has been quoted in The Atlantic and featured in outlets such as The New York Times, GQ, and The Free Press.
Latest Work
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Shanon Chamberlain: What Is a Novel? | The Common Reader
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Is Mansfield Park About Slavery? | The Common Reader
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Who Are the Most Eclectic Readers? | The Common Reader
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“If Literary Fiction Is a Corpse, It’s a Wonderfully Animated One” | The Common Reader
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Annie Hall | The Common Reader
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Ignore the Pessimists – We Are Living Through a Literary Golden Age | The Common Reader
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“The Professor’s House” Centenary | The Common Reader
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Margaret Thatcher: Late Bloomer | The Common Reader
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What I Learned From Reading Peter Pan to My Children | The Common Reader
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Shanon Chamberlain: What Is a Novel? | The Common Reader
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Is Mansfield Park About Slavery? | The Common Reader
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Who Are the Most Eclectic Readers? | The Common Reader
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“If Literary Fiction Is a Corpse, It’s a Wonderfully Animated One” | The Common Reader
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Annie Hall | The Common Reader
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Ignore the Pessimists – We Are Living Through a Literary Golden Age | The Common Reader
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“The Professor’s House” Centenary | The Common Reader
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Margaret Thatcher: Late Bloomer | The Common Reader
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What I Learned From Reading Peter Pan to My Children | The Common Reader
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Shanon Chamberlain: What Is a Novel? | The Common Reader
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Is Mansfield Park About Slavery? | The Common Reader
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Who Are the Most Eclectic Readers? | The Common Reader
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“If Literary Fiction Is a Corpse, It’s a Wonderfully Animated One” | The Common Reader
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Annie Hall | The Common Reader
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Ignore the Pessimists – We Are Living Through a Literary Golden Age | The Common Reader
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“The Professor’s House” Centenary | The Common Reader
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Margaret Thatcher: Late Bloomer | The Common Reader
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