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Continue readingMonthly Archives: January 2014
Book Piracy: A Short History
History certainly repeats itself. Today, book publishers – in fact, any owner of intellectual property – are up in arms about piracy in the Digital Age. But it seems like piracy, in any form, is almost as old as prostitution and spying, said to be the two oldest trades in the world. I got curious […]
Continue readingThe Wonderful Illustrations of Gustave Doré
Gustave Doré (January 6, 1832 – January 23, 1883) was a famous French illustrator who produced some of the most remarkable book illustrations ever. He was very much sought after in his time, and most of his work was commissioned by publishers of the day. His engravings or illustrations usually depict scenes from famous classics […]
Continue readingSix Years in the Malay Jungle by Carveth Wells
Reading Carveth Wells, author of North of Singapore, always delights me. His prose is so well-written, so easy to read, and often lively and amusing. I’ve just finished his first book on Malaya, Six Years in the Malay Jungle, which I really should have read before North of Singapore – since this book came first. […]
Continue readingLatin and Ancient Greek Courses Beginning Soon!
We are happy to announce that we will be starting a new session of Latin and Ancient Greek courses on 11 January 2014. Learn to read the classical authors in the original language: Homer, Herodotus, Plato, Thucydides, Virgil, Horace, Ovid, Caesar, Cicero, and all these other great authors who have shaped not only Western civilisation, […]
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