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Vulpes Revisited: Nobody’s Home AND Thank You for Not Reading
As we now have so many new readers, we thought it would be an excellent idea if we occasionally reprinted some of the earliest reviews on Vulpes Libris, which many people may have overlooked – buried … more →
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Vulpes Revisited: Nobody’s Home AND Thank You for Not Reading
Leena wrote 6 months ago: As we now have so many new readers, we thought it would be an excellent idea if we occasionally repr … more →
'Just the facts, ma'am!': E.H. Carr's 'What is History?
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Guest wrote 7 months ago: Article by Dr. Michael Ng What is history? Leopold von Ranke, an eminent German historian who was a … more →
Stuart Maconie: Pies and Prejudice – In Search of the North.
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Hilary wrote 9 months ago: Review by Hilary Ely. Cards on the table – I loved this book. I am half-Northern (that is, if you co … more →
Foul Play : What’s Wrong with Sport by Joe Humphreys
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Mary wrote 1 year ago: I picked up this book because I thought it would tell me something I wanted to hear: that sport is a … more →
Stefan Collini: Common Reading
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Leena wrote 1 year ago: Critics, Historians, Publics When I started reading this book, I somehow assumed it would be a gener … more →
Dogs in Literature
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Leena wrote 1 year ago: I’m not sure I’ve ever encountered a book so difficult to categorise as Roger Grenier … more →
A Short Rant on Life and Death
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Jennie Catherine wrote 1 year ago: “Marla doesn’t have testicular cancer. Marla doesn’t have tuberculosis. She isn’t dying. Okay in … more →
Thursday Soapbox: Emma Darwin On Why Literary Fiction is Worth It
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Emma wrote 1 year ago: As a counterpoint to Clare Sudbery’s piece last week “In Praise of Popular Culture … more →
You Meet This Boy...
Jennie Catherine wrote 1 year ago: You meet this boy because he hits you in the back with a cymbal during marching band. You turn arou … more →
A Humble Prayer for Christians Today (otherwise known as Jennie's Church Scholarship Essay)
Jennie Catherine wrote 1 year ago: To most, being a Christian means following the words and teachings of Christ; living you … more →
An Inventory of Being
Jennie Catherine wrote 1 year ago: I am Jennie. I am of German and Native American (Cherokee) descent. I was born in Massachusetts, … more →
An Interview with Jacquetta Megarry of Rucksack Readers.
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Moira wrote 1 year ago: As part of our “Wilderness Week”, we thought it would be interesting to talk to a publis … more →
Call of the Wild edited by Roly Smith
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Moira wrote 1 year ago: Foreword by Chris Bonington. Part of our Wilderness Week series. Question: What do the British Isles … more →
One Soldier’s War in Chechnya by Arkady Babchenko
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Mary wrote 1 year ago: This book is not an easy read. In it, Arkady Babchenko recounts his periods of service as a Russian … more →
Dubravka Ugresic: Nobody's Home AND Thank You for Not Reading
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Leena wrote 1 year ago: Dubravka Ugresic (please imagine the relevant accent marks on top of the s and the c: this blog refu … more →
