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
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
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Studies and Sketches, by H. H. Asquith (published 1924). An English scholar can hardly undertake a more arduous enterprise than the translation of the “Annals
Editor’s Note: Another long-time friend, Terminus Est, has joined our ranks. He is a literature guy, as several of us are, but also has intelligent thoughts on many topics. He will find
The book. Not the movie. If you can even call Verhoeven’s bastardization “Starship Troopers” at all. Robert A. Heinlein is an increasingly controversial figure in recent years, moreso than he was in his lifetime.
Our MOTW Poet Laureate, Ian McLeod, is offering one of his poetry books for free this weekend on Amazon. Take advantage of this opportunity to get some great poetry for no cost.
Edgar Allan Poe–favorite poet of goth teenagers, Lovecraftian horror fans, and other denizens of fine non-chain coffee-shops all across the fruited plain. Poet and author, he was inventor of what became the
Regale me with tales of woe and glory, of heroes at resplendent feasts and maidens kidnapped by Zeus-as-beast. Leave out the unpleasant parts, and avoid witches and dark arts. In fact, just
Given the rhyme, it may be important to point out that Ovid ain’t COVID, and there isn’t an ancient Roman conspiracy theory involved here, despite the disease’s transformation of our society over
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