A rare instance of fascinating writing in the “long-form” genre. I would expect a long-form article on this topic to begin with an intriguing paragraph, then, i

A rare instance of fascinating writing in the “long-form” genre. I would expect a long-form article on this topic to begin with an intriguing paragraph, then, immediately upon mentioning the name of explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, diverge into a dozen paragraphs describing in the floweriest language Bouvet’s grandmother’s lifelong love of daffodils.