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Category Archives: England
Middlemarch and Underearning II (4-11-21)
00:00 The need for an exciting life 10:00 Religion and happiness 1:00:00 What makes a marriage work? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middlemarch
Middlemarch & Underearning (3-21-21)
00:00 Middlemarch by George Eliot | In-Depth Summary & Analysis, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7hPizrOx4Y 05:00 Your Public Persona: Self-Presentation in Everyday Life, https://www.audible.com/pd/Your-Public-Persona-Self-Presentation-in-Everyday-Life-Audiobook/1629979686 17:00 Miami Beach struggle with riots, https://twitter.com/MisterCommodity/status/1373506957252911106 25:00 Middlemarch, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middlemarch 59:00 The Book Club: Middlemarch by George Eliot with Heather … Continue reading
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A Dance To The Music Of Time
Anthony Powell never wrote a memorable sentence, but this 12-volume work is filled with important observations, such as this one in book two: “I USED TO IMAGINE life divided into separate compartments, consisting, for example, of such dual abstractions as … Continue reading
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The Intellectuals and the Masses: Pride and Prejudice Among the Literary Intelligentsia 1880-1939
John Carey writes in this 1993 book: * This book is about the response of the English literary intelligentsia to the new phenomenon of mass culture. It argues that modernist literature and art can be seen as a hostile reaction … Continue reading
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Britain at Bay: The Epic Story of the Second World War, 1938-1941
Here are some highlights of this fantastic 2020 book by professor Alan Allport: * Lewis wondered, though, if critics would interpret The Lord of the Rings as a political satire about contemporary Europe, rather than as the timeless mythopoeic fantasy … Continue reading
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The Pen and the Cross: Catholicism and English Literature 1850 – 2000
Richard Griffiths writes in this 2010 book: * The concerns of English Catholic literature on the whole failed to mirror those of its French equivalent. The reason for this lies mainly in the position, and history, of the Catholic Church … Continue reading
NYT: Does Who You Are at 7 Determine Who You Are at 63?
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‘Loitering With Intent’ by Muriel Spark
MP3: https://soundcloud.com/luke-ford-666431593/loitering-with-intent-by-muriel-spark-ii From the New York Times in 1981: ”Words should convey ideas of truth and wonder,” says Fleur (whom we can be forgiven for thinking is Miss Spark’s alter ego); ”I see no reason to keep silent about my … Continue reading
The True Story Of Mutiny on the Bounty by Caroline Alexander
1:17:08 Class structure in 18th Century Britain and 21st Century America 1:22:27 East Coast vs West Coast distinctions in America 1:26:52 Kevin says West Coast friendships are meaningless 1:29:12 Luke names the most dramatic personality difference causing happiness and misery … Continue reading
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Former EDL leader Tommy Robinson holds secret meeting with Manchester Jews
From the Jewish Chronicle in London: Members of Manchester’s Jewish community held a secret meeting with Tommy Robinson, the former leader of the far-right English Defence League. The controversial meeting, which took place in Prestwich last week, was billed as … Continue reading