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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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What Does Erich Fromm Argue in ‘The Art of Loving’?
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7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
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World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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Global Inequality...
Would Lenin have approved of the IMF?
An indispensable organization
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An indispensable organization
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Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
a year ago
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
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What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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7 Important Works by Cindy Sherman
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Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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weird medieval guys
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Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
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Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
TheCollector
Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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TheCollector
The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA
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A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
TheCollector
A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
3 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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Flashbak
I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
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doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as a German word in English). – OED We are more alike than many of us hope. Photographer François Brunelle has spent years tracking down real-life doppelgängers — people who are...
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
Flashbak
The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text...
8 months ago
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text book made from tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Shelf marked Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0457, the work is a Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon medicinae, one of...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
TheCollector
Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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Overcoming Bias
Prioritizing Concrete Proposals
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that...
a month ago
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that future better. And the first steps in this process are often to identify interesting classes of scenarios, and then estimate their desirability, chances, and ease of influence.
Classical Wisdom
Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
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Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
TheCollector
Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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Trying to Understand...
The Wages Of Fear
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
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Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
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Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some...
10 months ago
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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Dr Alun Withey
News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still...
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Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as I try to work out what I’m doing! I’ve only got a couple of videos up at the moment too, …...
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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Classical Wisdom
The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
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Dreams of Space -...
A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
Branley, Franklyn M. Illustrated by Kessler, Leonard. A Book of...
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A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
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4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
TheCollector
What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me...
10 months ago
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me to speak from it.” ― Abraham Lincoln The most famous statue of Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) is the ginormous one sculpted by Daniel Chester French...
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Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
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The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
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”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
TheCollector
Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
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These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
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When Was the First Crusade?
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
10 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
TheCollector
Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
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What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
TheCollector
The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals
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Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
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‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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Classical Wisdom
Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
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...and the Origins of the Universe
TheCollector
Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes?
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
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Europe turns away from America.
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Cotton & How It Changed the World
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Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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American Modernist Florine Stettheimer Gets Catalogue Raisonné
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Trying to Understand...
The Missile Will Always Get Through.
But who is prepared to admit it?
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But who is prepared to admit it?
History Today Feed
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
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‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
TheCollector
How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
a year ago
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
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The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
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Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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