Reading Freely

Pursuing the flourishing life and human liberty through literature.
"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." - Frederick Douglass

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Monday, May 1, 2017

Departing England

From the cover of Commodore Hornblower Yesterday we bid goodbye to April, and thus for me, to Read of England 2017. I believe I foun...

Sunday, April 30, 2017

The Canterbury Tales

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! *ahem* If you've ever glanced at my Classics Club list, you'll see Canterbury Tales sitting there,...

Saturday, April 29, 2017

From Narnia to a Space Odyssey

From Narnia to a Space Odyssey: The War of Ideas between Arthur C. Clarke and C.S. Lewis ed. Ryder Miller © 2003 175 pages First of ...

Friday, April 28, 2017

1066: A New History

1066: A New History © 2009 Peter Rex The list of English kings begins with William the Conqueror, but such a list is really a thing of...

Monday, April 24, 2017

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility © 1811 Jane Austen 409 pages Sense and Sensibility is the story of two sisters, Marianne and Elinor, who are ...

Sunday, April 23, 2017

Shakespeare announcement

Bernard Cornwell chose this, the anniversary of William Shakespeare's death, to announce his next novel: Fools and Mortals . It will...

Friday, April 21, 2017

The Armada

The Armada © 1959 Garrett Mattingly 443 pages In the late summer of 1588, all of Europe held its breath as an enormous Spanish fleet...

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Stephen: A young fogey at work in a small-town library, enjoying the good life of a historic community.

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