Oxford World’s Classics Book Club: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The summer book is Huckleberry Finn.
The summer book is Huckleberry Finn.
Peter Heather, a leading authority on the late Roman Empire and on the barbarians, looks at the Battle of Hadrianople.
What will the summer book club pick be? Can you guess?
Anatoly looks at the origin of the word cockney.
Ben’s Place of the Week is Oxford, England.
Adrian Vermeule, author of Mechanisms of Democracy and co-author with Eric Posner of Terror in the Balance: Security, Liberty, and the Courts, is a Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.
Some thoughts about Andrew Speaker, who traveled to Europe after being diagnosed with a drug resistant form of tuberculosis.
Happy Friday all. For the few of you who are actually in the office here is some Friday procrastination! This link recommended by Mr. Atlas himself, Ben Keene. Do women talk too much? I want to bang on the drums all day. What is the greatest American book of all time? Great lit lists.
Shlomo Ben-Ami looks forward and backwards at the peace process.
Ben Zimmer looks at how non-standard spellings become accepted.
Hanna Diamond talks about research for her book.
Anatoly is feeling a bit “mad” this week.
Andrew Smith, editor of the Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink, is here to test your knowledge of barbecuing in America.
Ben’s Place of the Week is Andorra.
Donald Ritchie helps us celebrate 4th of July.
Mitch Earleywine looks at vaporizers.