This is a pretty lively summary of readings about discoverers and “discoverers”, explorers and mapmakers. Inherently a volatile mix of political chicanery, the hubris of men that think it‘ll be fun to sail off the edge of the world, scurvy, occasional deaths by polar bear, and the vicissitudes of pre-industrial economics, expansionism, and mercantilism, I found myself grimly laughing at all these misadventures.
Read it.
pickI actually enjoy reading the correspondence of various writers — and Bruce Chatwin‘s is no different. In fact I enjoyed it as much as reading his collected articles, “What Am I Doing Here”
If you‘re not generally inclined towards letter reading then this won‘t be for you. But I find reading about the various trips they took, what they thought about people and events, all of that can be very entertaining.
What did I tell y‘all? May favorite, hands down ♥️♥️♥️ #readingbracket2024 @CSeydel
I'm having a hell of a flare up day. Lupus sucks. ☹️ I did yard work for one day and I've had three days of joint pain, insane fatigue, and labored breathing as a result. I woke up today feeling like my hands were on fire and someone was sitting on my chest. I'm going to spend the next two days doing nothing but reading in bed which would normally sound fun, but not when I'm forced to. Sorry for the vent post. 🤍
This is my #ReadOrDonate selection for June. Several of you have already posted. 👍😃 What will everyone else be reading? 🤔
Julsmarshall, BarkingMadRead, Cuilin, kspenmoll, TheBookHippie, LeeRHarry, Susanita, OriginalCyn620, BennettBookworm, JenReadsAlot, Booksblanketsandahotbeverage, Chelsea.Poole, Read4life, rmaclean4, BookwormAHN, CoffeeNBooks, Allylu, TheAromaofBooks, PuddleJumper
Some very literature related lipstick names here. If only they weren‘t matte. https://queenmusia.com/products/matte-creme-lipstick?variant=43852521177302
Starting a humorous book about an American in England.
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