To MRS. BANNATYNE.
EDGEWORTHSTOWN, Feb. 26, 1827.
By some strange chance I was taken away from home just after the time
when Colonel Stewart's pamphlet on India, which you were so kind as to
send me, arrived; in short, I never read it till a few days ago. I am in
admiration of it; it is beautifully written, with such clearness, lucid
order, simplicity, dignity,…
— Maria Edgeworth
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The fiery mountains answer each other;
Their thunderings are echoed from zone to zone;
The tempestuous oceans awake one another,
And the ice-rocks are shaken round Winter's throne,
When the clarion of the Typhoon is blown.
— Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Rom-com fans, get ready for a new 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘰 to come to the big screen.
#KirstyGreenwood‘s #RomanticHero won’t hit bookshelves until June, but it has already been scooped up by Amazon MGM Studios for an upcoming film. 🎬
Read more at the 🔗 link in the comments.
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🇺🇸 📖 ‘Slavery bounded his life’: Thomas Jefferson’s views on race – in his own words
"A new book by historian Annette Gordon-Reed explores the former US president’s writings on race throughout his life"
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🐺 I'm so happy to announce this... My first-ever preorder is LIVE!! And you can get it at a promotional price until release day.
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📖 Hero, Devil or Madman? The Biography of Magellan
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🎙️ 📖 What’s Global about Sven Beckert’s Capitalism? (JP, Paul Kramer)
Discussing 'Capitalism: A Global History, by Sven Beckert'
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"It's like Twin Peaks had a baby with Once Upon a Time."
"The characters are both subtly human and bold rock-opera caricatures and why do they both work—"
"Long, complex with a lyrical rhythm to it that's intoxicating."
"It's serial fiction done right."
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