Steven Runciman on the writing of history From the preface to volume one of his history of the Crusades:It may seem unwise for one British pen to compete with the massed typewriters of the Uni Continue Reading →
Housman’s letters again Another review of Archie Burnett’s edition of Housman’s letters has appeared, this time by Paul Johnson in the Literary Review. Johnson is wrong when Continue Reading →
How do you make kids care? Admittedly it wasn’t an inspired decision, but the other day I started off some of my classes with a piece from Nuntii Latini on the reelection of Per Continue Reading →
