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George Forster’s role aboard Captain Cook’s Resolution has long been overlooked, concealing the true Enlightenment celebrity he was.
@petermoore explores how such a well-travelled individual made sense of the world.
Peter Moore - Out of the Armchair
Peter Moore: Out of the Armchair - The Traveller: The Revolutionary Life of George Forster and his Search for Humanity by Andrea Wulf
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In the middle decades of the 20th century, knowing the correct order to circulate fruit after dinner could qualify you to teach at Oxford.
@william_whyte wonders whether the decline of the dons has really been so terrible.
William Whyte - Pass the Cherries
William Whyte: Pass the Cherries - Twilight of the Dons: British Intellectuals from World War II to Thatcherism by Colin Kidd
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Following its controversy-courting adaptation for the big screen, Wuthering Heights has found new fans - but we still know relatively little about its author.
John Mullan wonders how we can trace Emily Brontë’s life.
John Mullan - Out on the Wily, Windy Moors
John Mullan: Out on the Wily, Windy Moors - This Dark Night: The Life of Emily Brontë by Deborah Lutz
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