November 2015
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom – 3: A Railway Diversion
Previously: Introduction, Book I, Book II My precioussss paperback. Fun fact: the cover art has seven layers of hills. In the previous part, T. E. Lawrence acquiesced to his general’s request and returned to the field, where he and Feisal took the port city of Wejh, a key victory on the western side of Arabia. … Continue reading
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Blog name changing! And Ishiguro.
Hi all, I’ve been so remiss in my blogging this year, it hardly seems like a big announcement – still, if I don’t explain it, it may be confusing altogether…so, yes, it’s worth announcing. After five years of being Tanglewood – from Hawthorne’s Tanglewood Tales – this blog is (soon) going to be noonlightreads.blogspot.com. Since… Continue reading
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Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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