<?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[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:29:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@englishnovels/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[[Literature] Charles Dickens:  The Battle of Life #15/38]]></title><description><![CDATA[She was very young when she made the engagement—if it may be called one, I am not even sure of that—and has repented of it, perhaps. 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Everybody’s playing against you, you know, and you’re playing against them. Oh! it’s a very interesting thing. There]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/snitchey/@englishnovels/literature-charles-dickens-the-battle-of-life-8-38</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/snitchey/@englishnovels/literature-charles-dickens-the-battle-of-life-8-38</guid><category><![CDATA[snitchey]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[englishnovels]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 04:44:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Literature] Charles Dickens:  The Battle of Life #7/38]]></title><description><![CDATA[Much to the purpose, as my heart bears witness this morning; and as yours does too, I know, if you would let it speak. 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