Alas, not me

All literature enchants and delights us, recovers us from the 10,000 things that distract us. The unenchanted life is not worth living.

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25 February 2017

On Selling Objectionable Books

A customer with a book in her hand came up to me one morning a few months back. She showed it to me and asked why we carried a book th...

Anthony Burgess on The Dick Cavett Show

This is eternal.

20 February 2017

Review: Norse Mythology

Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman My rating: 4 of 5 stars This review covers both Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology and Car...

Review: The Norse Myths: A Guide to Viking and Scandinavian Gods and Heroes

The Norse Myths: A Guide to Viking and Scandinavian Gods and Heroes by Carolyne Larrington My rating: 5 of 5 stars This re...

Review: James I of Scotland: The Kingis Quair: A Modern English prose translation

James I of Scotland: The Kingis Quair: A Modern English prose translation by Jenni Nuttall My rating: 4 of 5 stars An int...

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