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Reading List 16

Posted on December 31, 2021 by admin

I finished a round 60 books in the second half of 2021, exactly half by non-white-males. The other measure I’m starting to keep track of is the number in German — 14 this time. Short stories Subtly Worded and Other … Continue reading →

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Gutenberging: Modern Greek Folklore and Ancient Greek Religion

Posted on August 24, 2021 by admin

Recently I’ve been working rather slowly on some big projects — first London Labour and the London Poor, and now Modern Greek Folklore and Ancient Greek Religion, by John Cuthbert Lawson. This project took five year from its beginning on … Continue reading →

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Reading List 15

Posted on July 1, 2021 by admin

I finished an industrious 54 books in this six months — more than my rough target of two a week. Also pleasingly, exactly half were by non-white-males. So woke. There were also a few big books, notably Doris Lessing’s and … Continue reading →

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Reading List 14

Posted on January 1, 2021 by admin

A total of 46 books in the last six months; with the 55 last time, that makes a pleasing 101 for the year. In the spirit of the times, I made an effort to be a bit more diverse in … Continue reading →

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Reading List 13

Posted on July 1, 2020 by admin

A productive 55 books read in these six months, thanks to plague and unemployment! Short stories Real Time World +2 — Christopher PriestPublic Library — Ali SmithQissat: Short Stories by Palestinian Women — Jo Glanville (ed.)Beacons — Gregory Norminton (ed.)The … Continue reading →

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Reading List 12

Posted on January 1, 2020 by admin

40 books read in this six months, making 75 for the year. This was an experiment in reading all non-fiction, which was rewarding in that I covered a lot of books that I wouldn’t normally read, but on the other … Continue reading →

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The South Country

Posted on November 23, 2019 by admin

The last of the Edward Thomas nature books for now, The South Country, has just been posted on Project Gutenberg. Like The Heart of England, this is not a record of a particular journey, but a series of impressions of, … Continue reading →

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London Labouring

Posted on October 18, 2019 by admin

London Labour and the London Poor continues, and we’ve just completed volume 2 (just volume 4 to go now). This was rather an enjoyable one, dealing first with street-sellers of an impressive variety of items: stealers and restorers of dogs; … Continue reading →

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Reading List 11

Posted on July 1, 2019 by admin

Only 35 books read this semester, mainly due to two whoppers. Shakespeare King John — William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet — William Shakespeare SF/F The Gold Coast — Kim Stanley Robinson The State of the Art — Iain M. Banks … Continue reading →

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Gutenberging: History of Lapland

Posted on June 8, 2019 by admin

Inspired by this blog post from Jesus College, Oxford, a couple of years ago I started a project on Distributed Proofreaders for A History of Lapland, by John Scheffer, published in 1674. Now it’s finally made its way to Project … Continue reading →

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