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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

September 22, 2018

Bryce's "The Holy Roman Empire" (Part 15)

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A Christmas Carol, Part 3

December 10, 2016

Editor’s Note: For the next three Saturdays, through Christmas Eve, we will be presenting the classic story, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. It’s a story most are familiar with, but few have

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Western Canon: The Sea-Hawk

December 6, 2016

Rafael Sabatini was Italian/English writer that penned some of the best adventure novels of the late 19th century. As a son of two opera singers turned teachers, he was exposed to the

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Second Sunday of Advent

December 4, 2016

Isaiah 11:1-10 The Righteous Reign of the Branch There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of

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A Christmas Carol, Part 2

December 3, 2016

Editor’s Note: For the next four Saturdays, through Christmas Eve, we will be presenting the classic story, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. It’s a story most are familiar with, but few have

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Western Canon: Captains Courageous

December 1, 2016

“When captains courageous, whom death could not daunt” Since this was mentioned under my previous post on Two Years Before The Mast I thought I’d quick one on it. Kipling knows how

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claymore

November 29, 2016

by Ian McLeod Nothing says “I love you” like FRONT TOWARD ENEMY on a directional fragmentation antipersonnel mine. Editor’s Note: Occasionally, we will post poetry or

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First Sunday of Advent

November 27, 2016

Isaiah 2:1-5 The Mountain of the Lord The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain

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A Christmas Carol, Part 1

November 26, 2016

Editor’s Note: For the next five Saturdays, through Christmas Eve, we will be presenting the classic story, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. It’s a story most are familiar with, but few have

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Western Canon: Anabasis by Xenophon

November 26, 2016

Or, How to Succeed When Everything Goes Horribly, Horribly Wrong In Every Way Possible. Xenophon may have embellished a bit to cast himself in a better light and the situations direr, but

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The Charge of the Light Brigade

November 23, 2016

by Alfred, Lord Tennyson I Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. “Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the

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Literature - Page 42

The Wrath of the Awakened Saxon

History in Ancient Greece (Part 2): Herodotus

History in Ancient Greece (Part 3): Thucydides

Bryce's "The Holy Roman Empire" (Part 15)

A Christmas Carol, Part 3

Western Canon: The Sea-Hawk

Second Sunday of Advent

A Christmas Carol, Part 2

Western Canon: Captains Courageous

claymore

First Sunday of Advent

A Christmas Carol, Part 1

Western Canon: Anabasis by Xenophon

The Charge of the Light Brigade

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