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Studying Art Abroad and How to Do It Cheaply, by Abigail May Alcott Nieriker, Part 2

Nov 25, 2024

Let’s relax with more from this wonderful guide to studying art in Europe. This time, where to shop in London, the best boarding houses, and then we’re off to Paris with some genteel commentary about being a woman in a man’s artsy world. Take up your brushes, ladies!

 

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The Complete Herbal and English Physician Enlarged, by Nicholas Culpeper, Part 1

Nov 18, 2024

Let’s, uh, improve our health with this compendium of questionable herbal advice from 1650. But first, the kind of sleep-inducing, self-congratulatory introduction in which only a 17th-century apothecary can excel. Delightful!

 

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A Short History of the World, by H.G. Wells, Part 8

Nov 11, 2024

Let’s hop in our sleepy wayback machine and relax with more from this remarkable little history of everything. This time, the Roman Empire, Hannibal, and the rise of the emperors. Quiescamus!

 

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The Maine Woods, by Henry David Thoreau, Part 1

Nov 4, 2024

Let’s journey to sleep with Henry David Thoreau as he explores the back of beyond in Maine, ponders the fate of forests, visits some barely-there towns, and…gets accosted by politicians? Talk about timing!

 

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