RingliDavid McCullough, Pulitzer-winning historian, dies at 89Boston.com - Associated Press"Through his biographies, he dramatically illustrated the most ennobling parts of the American character."The post David McCullough, Pulitzer-winning …
RingliAn Introduction to the Voynich Manuscript, the World’s Most Mysterious Bookopenculture.com - by Colin Marshall“The Voynich manuscript is a real medieval book, and has been carbon-dated to the early 1400s.” No modern hoax, this notoriously bizarre text has in …
RingliIn Search of Words for the Most Obscure Sorrowslithub.com - By John KoenigIt’s a calming thing, to learn there’s a word for something you’ve felt all your life but didn’t know was shared by anyone else. It’s even oddly …
RingliPoem of the week: Rest by Christina Rossettiverified_publisherThe Guardian - Carol RumensThis serene vision of death reads rather like the dream of a good night’s sleep O Earth, lie heavily upon her eyes; Seal her sweet eyes weary of watching, Earth; Lie close around her; leave no room for mirth With its harsh laughter, nor for sound of sighs. She hath no questions, she hath no …
Ringli10 Medieval Era Books to Deepen Your Love of Historical Fictionofftheshelf.com - Kerry FialloLong dismissed as a dark age, the Middle Ages (roughly 500 to 1500) were actually a time of astonishing upheaval, colorful legends, the 12th-century …
