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
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The Balkans in World History. Andrew Baruch Wachtel. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. 125 pp. $19.95. ISBN 978-0-19-533801-0 This book is one volume of the larger New Oxford World History, which
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Editor’s Note: This is our final installation of the classic story, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. It’s a story most are familiar with, but few have actually read. It’s an excellent tale,
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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle was initially compiled, at least according to historical tradition, when King Alfred desired to improve the educational level of his subjects, especially in history, literature, and religion. Since Alfred
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Giant Under the Hill: A History of the Spindletop Oil Discovery at Beaumont, Texas, in 1901. By Judith Walker Linsley, Ellen Walker Rienstra, and Jo Ann Stiles. (Austin: Texas State Historical Association,
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Texas Devils: Rangers and Regulars on the Lower Rio Grande, 1846-1861. By Michael L. Collins. (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2008. Pp. xi + 316. Illustrations, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Notes, Bibliography, Index. $26.95
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Editor’s Note: For the next two 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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Why should you read classic literature? Are the stories amazing? Yes, they are. Do they teach you things about yourself? Do they illustrate great truths of human nature? Do they stir the
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Isaiah 35 The Ransomed Shall Return The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus; it shall blossom abundantly and rejoice with joy
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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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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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