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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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History in Ancient Greece (Part 5): The Age of Alexander

June 11, 2019

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from History, by Bernadotte Perrin (published 1912). (Go back to previous chapter) But while Ephorus and Theopompus were yet writing, a new personage had entered the

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History in Ancient Greece (Part 4): Xenophon and Lesser Lights

June 8, 2019

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from History, by Bernadotte Perrin (published 1912). (Go back to previous chapter) The interrupted task of Thucydides was completed by Xenophon, who tried to follow his

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History in Ancient Greece (Part 1): Homer and the Heroic Age

June 3, 2019

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from History, by Bernadotte Perrin (published 1912). When Alexander the Great crossed into Asia on his long career of conquest, he took a trained historian with

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John Wick: Seeing Behind The Curtain

May 30, 2019

Author’s Note: As in my earlier post, there will be some spoilers about John Wick, Chapter 3: Parabellum. If you have not yet seen the movie, consider yourself forewarned. I recently posted

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The Mountain of Venus

May 18, 2019

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Curious Myths of the Middle Ages, by S. Baring-Gould (published 1867). All spelling in the original. Ragged, bald, and desolate, as though a curse rested

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“A Marriage Song” by G.K. Chesterton

May 16, 2019

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Poems by G. K. Chesterton (published 1916). A Marriage Song Why should we reck of hours that rend While we two ride together? The heavens

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"The Song of Seven Cities" by Rudyard Kipling

May 13, 2019

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from A Diversity of Creatures, by Rudyard Kipling (published 1917). THE SONG OF SEVEN CITIES I was Lord of Cities very sumptuously builded. Seven roaring

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Sir Walter Scott (Part 2)

May 7, 2019

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Gray Days and Gold in England and Scotland, by William Winter (published 1896). All spelling in the original. The great fame of Scott had been

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Sir Walter Scott (Part 1)

May 6, 2019

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Gray Days and Gold in England and Scotland, by William Winter (published 1896). All spelling in the original. More than a century has passed since

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"The Literature of Rome" by H.P. Lovecraft

May 4, 2019

Editor’s note: The following was originally published in The United Amateur (November, 1918). All spelling in the original. Few students of mankind, if truly impartial, can fail to select as the greatest

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Literature - Page 17

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?

History in Ancient Greece (Part 5): The Age of Alexander

History in Ancient Greece (Part 4): Xenophon and Lesser Lights

History in Ancient Greece (Part 1): Homer and the Heroic Age

John Wick: Seeing Behind The Curtain

The Mountain of Venus

“A Marriage Song” by G.K. Chesterton

"The Song of Seven Cities" by Rudyard Kipling

Sir Walter Scott (Part 2)

Sir Walter Scott (Part 1)

"The Literature of Rome" by H.P. Lovecraft

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