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J.C.’s 2024 Year in Books
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J.C. Milne’s Followers (101)
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J.C. Milne
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You get to stay in front of the fire and not feel guilty.
Tulip Spring, to D. © JC Milne
This morning's poem was a belated anniversary gift to my husband (who brought me red roses and dark chocolates!). It obviously refers to more than tulips!
Tulip Spring, to D. © J C Milne
Rich banners of an army declare this spring,
blood-red, cup-gold, sun-yellow, all flung
brilliant in the breeze, bold bright sheen
a tapestry of delight, a shout, wave, broad
ripple in their worked hostelry of earth,
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Tulip Spring, to D. © J C Milne
Rich banners of an army declare this spring,
blood-red, cup-gold, sun-yellow, all flung
brilliant in the breeze, bold bright sheen
a tapestry of delight, a shout, wave, broad
ripple in their worked hostelry of earth,
fo Read more of this blog post »
J.C.’s Recent Updates
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Such a clear, concise review for the general reader (me). Thank you, Roman Clodia. I'll forward the link to someone I know who may be reading The AEne
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"Vergil's epic used to be read as the traditional moral propaganda that justified the Roman empire and Augustus' rule, but it's a far more complex and problematic poem than that. Yes, he takes Homer as his starting point, but Vergil's intention is not"
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David, what a clear summary, and told with wry humour. I think your review would encourage people to read the Aeneid. I also think that you've clarifi
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J.C.
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David's review
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Virgil, Vol 2: Aeneid Books 7-12, Appendix Vergiliana:
"Gaius Octavius (63-14 BCE) or better known as Octavian was given the title Augustus when he ushered in a time of peace under the Pax Romana. So began the Roman Empire in 27 BCE. The Roman’s had conquered much of the Mediterranean basin, from North Af"
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J.C.
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Judith Johnson’s review
of
Burning The Books: A History of Knowledge Under Attack
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Dw i'n cytuno, Judith.
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J.C.
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3 other people
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Judith Johnson's review
of
Burning The Books: A History of Knowledge Under Attack:
"I am both a regular user and lover of libraries (llyfrgelloedd in Welsh) so I found this book rewarding and educational. From time to time I spot a beautiful old Carnegie library here in Britain, usually now repurposed, the remnants of the philanthro"
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"More later, but the missing star is not withheld to Virgil but to this edition."
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Celeste wrote: "I can’t wait to read your next review of Agatha Christie’s books, Jeanne.
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J.C.
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Ivy-Mabel Fling’s review
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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
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Ivy-Mabel, I found myself using the word 'cosy' in my review (but, being a scaredy-cat, deleted it). Great minds think alike!
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| I feel vindicated – after around half a century. I always felt that the otherwise admirable Albert Finney played Hercule Poirot all wrong. I was convinced that he was far too grim and horrible. When David Suchet also played Hercule as grim and hard I ...more | |
“I have always been a man of peace. I have always denounced the man who strove to tamper with an oppressed people by any appeal to physical force. I have always said that moral force was the degree of deliberation in each man's mind which told him when submission was a duty or resistance not a crime; and that a true application of moral force would effect every change, but in case it should fail, physical force would come to its aid like an electric shock — and no man could prevent it; but that he who advised or attempted to marshal it would be the first to desert it at the moment of danger. God forbid that I should wish to see my country plunged into horrors of physical revolution. I wish her to win her liberties by peaceful means.”
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“The happiness of America is intimately connected with the happiness of all mankind; she is destined to become the safe and venerable asylum of virtue, of honesty, of tolerance, and quality and of peaceful liberty.”
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“Were women being confined yet again to that alabaster pedestal so beloved of the Victorian age, when Woman as better-than-man gave men a license to be gleefully and enjoyably worse than women, while all the while proclaiming that they couldn’t help it because it was their nature? Were women to be condemned to virtue for life, slaves in the salt-mines of goodness?”
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“People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.”
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“The great French historian Ernest Renan in the late 1880s denied that a nation was based on ethnicity and language or blood-and-soil nationality. His argument was that a nation consists of people who have a collective shared sentiment and that sentiment is based on myth and history and a series of symbols and markers of identity. There is a constant referendum going as to whether that sentiment still exists in the union. Renan’s concept of a nation is that it can be ephemeral; it’s not there forever, it is not a permanency as it varies according to circumstances. This is a very intriguing parallel with what’s going on in the UK today.”
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Elizabeth Taylor - Just one to begin with . . .
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Hi Friends - completed A Game of Hide and Seek - and moving on...
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A place to share books read in foreign languages (for the purpose of culture and/or language study), books on learning languages, and books that inspi ...more
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A group for anyone interested in modern Welsh literature.
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A group for those who appreciate the culture of 'hen wlad fy nhadau' ('the land of my fathers'). If you have an interest in the literature of Wales or ...more
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etherealfire wrote: "Thanks so much for the GR Friend Request <3"I'm glad you accepted!
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Thanks so much for the GR Friend Request <3
Thank you, Beata - I look forward to sharing books with you.Jeanne.
Happy to be your GR Friend, JC, and thanks for a lovely request :))
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