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On Thomas of Monmouth's "The Life and Passion of William of Norwich"
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There is only one surviving copy of The Life and Passion of William of Norwich, but its story continues to haunt us. When 12th-century monk Thomas of ...
On Jules Verne's "Around the World in 80 Days"
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When French author Jules Verne wrote Around the World in 80 Days in the late 1800s, scheduled global travel was practically science fiction, and 80 da...
On Martin Puchner's "The Written World"
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the world without literature? It’s hard to imagine. We’d lose novels, sure. But we’d also lose the philosophies, politics, and religions...