Lists & roundups
History writing, history, and writing #3
A forgotten scholar, feminine figures, graffiti, and a doghouse.
History writing, history, and writing #2
Irish women, Neolithic people, colonisation, and Napolean.
History writing, history, and writing #1
Books and archives, champagne, mythology, and the transmission of ideas.
Favourite sentences and paragraphs from stories I read this year (2024)
Disorderly notebooks, irregular libraries, typing monkeys, and trust in a bystander having a ciggie.
Favourite sentences and paragraphs from stories I read this year (2023)
As is traditional around this time, I've compiled an end of year list. Each year I keep a file of snippets from stories that struck a chord with me....
Favourite sentences from stories I read this year (2022)
As is traditional around this time, I've compiled an end of year list. Taking inspiration from Ann Friedman (here’s her 2022 list), this year I...