Toads versus rapiers
Having roundly failed to deter the advances of an Archduke by brazenly cheating him out of tens of thousands...
On the Elizabethans and book learning
I have no idea if this is a fair appraisal of the Elizabethan stance on book learning, but I have...
The vegetables of another age
Something wonderfully down to earth about this quick survey of differences between us and the Elizabethans, particularly in that last...
From tapers to tinder
I loved this description of a young boy going to all lengths to be able to read as much as...
Up and out at dawn
Orlando, who at this stage in her 400 year life has only quite recently woken up to find herself transformed...
Saying what you think and writing how you want
This, in particular the second part, resonated with me. In an age where Search Engine Optimization sometimes seems to want...
A comprehensive indictment
Orlando's elaborate life includes a depressing barrage of lawsuits as conflicting as they are outrageous. While the law trundles through...
Sickle and circular
What a beautifully fresh alliteration for the usual 'wax and wane' of the moon.
'He saw the moon sickle and...
Trick or miracle?
I love the idea of trusting in Nature, but have to wonder whether it is capable of such apparently conscious...
Writing with one’s whole person
A lovely view of how writing can feel when you are in the full flow of it, writing from the...
Of damp and prolixity
Orlando reveals his bias towards the 18th (or against the 19th) century by noting the turn of the century as...
On growing up
An interesting definition of growing up - losing your illusions. But then humanly allowing the possibility that you will acquire...
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