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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?

Culture·History·Literature

Romulus – Part 2

November 28, 2017

Editor’s Note: This is the second chapter of Romulus, by Jacob Abbott (published 1902). (Continued from Part 1) II. Cadmus’s Letters There are two modes essentially distinct from each other, by which

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"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost

November 27, 2017

Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village, though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little

Culture·History·Literature

Romulus – Part 1

November 27, 2017

Editor’s Note: This is the first chapter of Romulus, by Jacob Abbott (published 1902) I. Cadmus Some men are renowned in history on account of the extraordinary powers and capacities which they

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Interview with Rolf Nelson

November 16, 2017

Editor’s Note: Our own Lector had the chance to interview Rolf Nelson, the author of some of the best Science Fiction that has been produced in the past five years. You can

Literature

A Test of His Metal, Part II

October 26, 2017

(Part I can be found here). “What did your grandfather kill to win his man-hunt?” Jack’s query brought Dominic back to the soft forest road they had been traveling together in unspoken agreement.

Literature

A Test of His Metal, Part I

October 25, 2017

Dominic raised his longsword into what he hoped was a threatening stance: blade high above his left shoulder, his right elbow pointed forward. He tried to slow his breathing, lest it reveal

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What Books Are You Buying?

October 23, 2017

Men of the West are readers. There is simply no reason for any real man to avoid reading good books. Certainly, each person may like particular genres and not others. That is