The What A collection of links, excerpts, quotes, anything, really. All categorised as being in The Library, and tagged with relevant topics and potential linkages. The Why The world does not need another curated newsletter full of recommendations and links (which isn’t to say I don’t enjoy such morsels, especially when they are included as …
Author: lmtcrow
I Hereby Release You
The day is Wednesday the 1st of March 2023. Depending on where you are in the world, you are either on the cusp of spring or the cusp of autumn, both key transitional seasons (aren’t they all? Except summer – summer is just lazy and entitled). If you live in Wales, you might be enjoying …
Oeuvres Choisies de Moliere
For those of you fancying a little 17th Century French literature to go with your morning coffee. Excerpt taken from: Caledonian Mercury, 6 Jan. 1800. British Library Newspapers, accessed via National Library of Scotland membership.
Deserters
Poor McLeish and Ferguson, declared deserters. There are orders to search for them and for them to be “used as such”, whatever that means. Excerpt taken from: Caledonian Mercury, 6 Jan. 1800. British Library Newspapers, accessed via National Library of Scotland membership.
Lord Arbuthnott’s Creditors
I would love to know more about the intricacies of this. I thoroughly enjoy the cautiously polite wordiness, and the use of the term ‘denude‘, as used within Scots law. Excerpt taken from: Caledonian Mercury, 6 Jan. 1800. British Library Newspapers, accessed via National Library of Scotland membership.
Married, Died, Shipwrecks
One marriage, three deaths, one shipwreck. That ratio is not good. Excerpt taken from: Caledonian Mercury, 6 Jan. 1800. British Library Newspapers, accessed via National Library of Scotland membership.