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   The Diary of Samuel Pepys(pepysdiary.com)

   1 points by hnmd 4y ago|2 comments
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   by hnmd 4y ago

   The third cycle (lasting a decade each) of a daily entry from the diary of Samuel Pepys is starting today, 1st January 2023. From the Penguin edition description: A collection of scintillating first-hand accounts of Restoration England, fro
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   by hnmd 4y ago

   If anyone is interested in this idea, Adam Nicolson spends a few entertaining pages covering the story of Goliath in his book Why Homer Matters . He makes an argument that the Goliath story is basically a satirical take on the battle scene