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Hana Videen has been hoarding Old English words since 2013, when she began tweeting one every day. Now thousands follow for these daily gems from her 'wordhord'. Hana holds a doctorate in English from King's College London, and is now a writer and blogger based in Canada, where she translates curiosities of history into engaging narratives. ...more

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	The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English 4.24 avg rating — 1,172 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary 4.06 avg rating — 287 ratings — published 2023 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth, #2)

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“I applied my reason at every moment. Reason is excellent for getting food, clothing and shelter. Reason is the very best tool kit. Nothing beats reason for keeping tigers away. But be excessively reasonable and you risk throwing out the universe with the bathwater.”
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“After all, Bao Bomu says, what is the past but what we choose to remember?”
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