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Short, irascible book reviews
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From Oxford to Paris: Reflections from the archive
Language learning
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When worlds collide
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A meditation on historical nuance
Earlier this April, I checked a book out of a digital library only to return it a few minutes later.
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Happy Easter and belated Happy Passover
Happy Easter to the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Anglican Rite members of Oxford Dawn!
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Rouen
With particular focus on the Cathedral
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A meditation on The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
An old friend of mine introduced me to Mexican-Canadian author Silvia Moreno-Garcia shortly after her novel Mexican Gothic came out.
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The Book as an object
Historical lessons from a Rare Book School course
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'One if by land, and two if by sea'
Or 'By Keel and Saddle'
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Clavell's Asian Saga
Before there was Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asian trilogy, there was James Clavell’s The Asian Saga. Clavell’s work is back in the limelight right now due…
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"Odi profanum vulgus et arceo. Favete linguis." ~ Horace (I hate the vulgar crowd and keep them away. Grant me your silence.) A community for people who like history, culture, etiquette, and seeing things done properly.
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