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January 13, 2017

The Wrath of the Awakened Saxon

by Rudyard Kipling It was not part of their blood, It came to them very late, With long arrears to make good, When the Saxon began to hate. They were not easily

June 4, 2019

History in Ancient Greece (Part 2): Herodotus

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from History, by Bernadotte Perrin (published 1912). (Go back to previous chapter) But the Ancient History of the Greeks never emancipated itself wholly from the influence of the epic poems. The revolt against it

June 6, 2019

History in Ancient Greece (Part 3): Thucydides

February 25, 2017

The Odyssey and O Brother, Where Art Thou?

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Geoffrey of Monmouth and the Stories of Arthur

April 9, 2019

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from History of English Literature from Beowulf to Swinburne, by Andrew Lang (published 1921). All spelling in the original. Of all these Latin chroniclers by far

Literature

Huntress, Part I

April 8, 2019

Brita overlooked the forest road, listening for the approach of the noble’s carriage. She heard movement far behind her but ignored it – it was probably just the other girls getting into

Culture·Literature

"Bret Harte" by G. K. Chesterton

April 4, 2019

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Varied Types, by G. K. Chesterton (published 1905). All spelling in the original. There are more than nine hundred and ninety-nine excellent reasons which

Art·Culture·Literature

A Review Of The 2019 Movie: “Mortal Engines”

April 3, 2019

Editor’s Note: Our old buddy, Harbin, shares his thoughts on the recent movie. The other half rented the movie, having heard good things about it and knowing I like Sci-fi stories. It

Literature

Dead Tree Version — Chapter 9

March 23, 2019

Chapter 9: Waterboarding Kittens, And Other After-School Activities To God, a thousand years is a day and a day is a thousand years: to Our Hero, it was two months. Two weeks

Culture·Literature

"The Secret of the Sea" by Lord Dunsany

March 13, 2019

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Tales of Wonder, by Lord Dunsany (published 1916). All spelling in the original. In an ill-lit ancient tavern that I know, are many tales of

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Notes on the Spotted Hyena

February 28, 2019

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from African Nature Notes and Reminiscences, by Frederick Courteney Selous (published 1908). All spelling in the original. It has always appeared to me that the qualities

Culture·Literature

"The Great Victorian Poets" by G. K. Chesterton (Part 2)

February 27, 2019

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from The Victorian Age in Literature, by G. K. Chesterton (published 1913). All spelling in the original. (Continued from Part 1) It is natural, in the

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"The Great Victorian Poets" by G. K. Chesterton (Part 1)

February 26, 2019

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from The Victorian Age in Literature, by G. K. Chesterton (published 1913). All spelling in the original. What was really unsatisfactory in Victorian literature is something

Literature

Dead Tree Version — Chapters 7-8

February 25, 2019

Chapter 7: C’est La… [G-d’s note: this entire chapter never happened. Not one word. That’s not how it works. Dear Author, that’s really not how it works. And anyway, I’m nothing like

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Literature - Page 19

The Wrath of the Awakened Saxon

History in Ancient Greece (Part 2): Herodotus

History in Ancient Greece (Part 3): Thucydides

The Odyssey and O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Geoffrey of Monmouth and the Stories of Arthur

Huntress, Part I

"Bret Harte" by G. K. Chesterton

A Review Of The 2019 Movie: “Mortal Engines”

Dead Tree Version — Chapter 9

"The Secret of the Sea" by Lord Dunsany

Notes on the Spotted Hyena

"The Great Victorian Poets" by G. K. Chesterton (Part 2)

"The Great Victorian Poets" by G. K. Chesterton (Part 1)

Dead Tree Version — Chapters 7-8

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