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London
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Daunting, inspiring, comforting, terrifying: the writers who can make silence as eloquent as words

Wordsworth's snowy encounter on Fleet Street inspired reflections on silence and imagination's role in moral elevation.
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Samuel Taylor Coleridge wanted to bid farewell' to writing at 22, letter reveals

Samuel Taylor Coleridge, in a letter at 22, expressed thoughts of retreating into obscurity, revealing his struggles with low morale, love, and possible opium addiction.
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History
fromwww.hamhigh.co.uk
1 year ago

Rare book by friend of legendary poet comes home after 200 years

A rare 1807 edition of Hyman Hurwitz's "Elements of the Hebrew Language" was presented to the Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution.
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