<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Antique Book Review by Habranthus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reviewing books published before 1955 - a shout out to writers long gone.]]></description><link>https://habranthus.wixsite.com/antiquebookreview/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 08:02:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://habranthus.wixsite.com/antiquebookreview/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Scarlet Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne...A bastard child and Puritan scandal in 1650⛪]]></description><link>https://habranthus.wixsite.com/antiquebookreview/post/the-scarlet-letter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66a6b018ac639336519e42df</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 23:06:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f33da8_0e7c433a39b1449b85c9601b72e07623~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Habranthus</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cardigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[1901, Robert W. 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