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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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A few notes
Some of Oxford Dawn’s readers are aware that I disappeared for two weeks due to needing to go to Paris to settle my sister in for her Fulbright year…
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A small tidbit on duelling
Due to startup related matters, this issue of Oxford Dawn will be a brief tidbit from my private digital garden.
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Lord Chesterfield's letters, Part III
Some nuggets therefrom
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