Fascinating Women: Belle da Costa Greene
byBelle da Costa Greene summed up her individuality and allure in one phrase: “Just because I am a librarian doesn’t mean I have to…
January, 2010
A Matter of Speaking
byNo other two languages are as unalike as the English spoken by Americans and Britons, and countless sociological tomes and travel guides of the…
Everyday Life in a Boys’ Public School: Winchester
byAmong other pithy observations made by the Duke of Wellington, the most famous is the apocryphal boast that “The battle of Waterloo was won…