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Going Dutch
There was a devastating review by Peter Conrad of Lisa Jardine’s new book on the influence of Holland on early modern English culture in the Observer this weekend . Noel Malcolm in the Telegraph… more »
Mercurius Politicus
Item of the Day: Description of The Asylum, or House of Refuge, Surry [1808-1810]
Caroline Fuchs wrote 2 days ago: Found In: Microcosm of London. Vol. I. London: R. Ackermann, [1808-1810]. THE ASYLUM, OR HOUSE OF RE … more »
Item of the Day: Microcosm of London [1808-1810]
Caroline Fuchs wrote 3 days ago: Full Title: Microcosm of London. Vol. I. London: R. Ackermann, [1808-1810]. INTRODUCTION. To expa … more »
Return to Summerhouse ~ Jude Deveraux
theboardbitch wrote 1 week ago: this is a sequal to Summerhouse. After Amy Hawthorne has a miscarriage she spends a great deal of ti … more »
Item of the Day: Narrative of Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton (1783)
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Caroline Fuchs wrote 1 week ago: Full Title: Narrative of Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton, K.B. Relative to his Conduct during P … more »
The System of the World by Neal Stephenson
davekay wrote 1 week ago: The final book for the Baroque cycle. The three main characters of Jack, Eliza and Daniel again play … more »
Item of the Day: A New Discourse of Trade [1745]
Caroline Fuchs wrote 1 week ago: Full Title: A New Discourse of Trade: Wherein Are recommended several weighty Points, relating to Co … more »
Item of the Day: Polybius, translated by Edward Spelman (1743)
Caroline Fuchs wrote 1 week ago: Full Title: A Fragment Out of the Sixth Book of Polybius, Containing a Dissertation upon Government … more »
Filk Studies
musicahumana wrote 2 weeks ago: This summer starts my descent into fandom, or more specifically, filkdom. As a bit of background, I … more »
Juan Bautista De Anza: Basque Explorer In The New World, 1693-1740 (The Basque Series)
hotlog wrote 3 weeks ago: The first biography of Juan Bautista de Anza, the eighteenth-century Basque immigrant who became a s … more »
Item of the Day: The Works of Sallust (1744)
Caroline Fuchs wrote 3 weeks ago: Full Title: The Works of Sallust, Translated into English. With Political Discourse upon that Author … more »
Item of the Day: The Honourable Charles James Fox (1801)
Caroline Fuchs wrote 1 month ago: Found In: Public Characters of 1798-9. The Third Edition. Enlarged and Corrected to the 20th of Apri … more »
Item of the Day: Philosophical Works of Francis Bacon (1733)
Caroline Fuchs wrote 1 month ago: Full Title: The Philosophical Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Albans, and Lor … more »
Item of the Day: Ramsay's History of the American Revolution (1791)
Caroline Fuchs wrote 1 month ago: Full Title: The History of the American Revolution. By David Ramsay, M.D. of South Carolina. Vol. II … more »
Topical Tuesdays: E-books, Kindle and books not on paper
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Jay Solomon wrote 1 month ago: As many of you know, on Tuesdays, Chandler and I each take on an issue relevant to the writing and p … more »
Napoleon, Pulaski, & Kosciuszko
redhatrob wrote 1 month ago: There are very few children’s books on Napoleon. There are hundreds of thousands of books for … more »
Some conference announcements
h1storym0nkey wrote 2 months ago: A One-Day Conference on “Romantic Animals” Monday, 7 July 2008 Devon and Exeter Institut … more »
Item of the Day: Madison's Papers (1842)
Matthew Williams wrote 2 months ago: Full Title: The Papers of James Madison, Purchased by Order of Congress; Being His Correspondence an … more »
Item of the Day: A Collection of Essays and Fugitiv Writings (1790)
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Caroline Fuchs wrote 2 months ago: Full Title: A Collection of Essays and Fugitiv Writings. On Moral, Historical, Political and Literar … more »
Item of the Day: The True Sentiments of America(1768)
Matthew Williams wrote 2 months ago: Full Title: The True Sentiments of America: Contained in a Collection of Letters Sent from the House … more »
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