Age of Sail
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You know you’ve been reading too much Moby-Dick when…
…you glance at a shopping list and, for a split second, read one of the headings as “Whale Fishery”. What it actually says is “Whole Foods”. Years ago, when I first tried to read this book (and stopped halfway), I thought it was the most boring classic I’d ever read, as well as one of 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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