Clareโs short poem โSummer Moodsโ wonderfully captures the sense of enjoyment in a simple nature walk on a summer evening.
โSummer Moodsโ by John Clare
Listening tips: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
For many years now โZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenanceโ has been one of my favourite books. If youโre not familiar with it, I hope this post and the listening tips will encourage you to explore Pirsigโs writings and philosophy.
Latin verb forms used as nouns in English
In this post, Iโll give a few examples of an unusual feature where a particular Latin verb form (typically that of the 3rd person singular) has been adopted into English as a noun. Most of these nouns are very common and you might not even be aware of their origin!
Free ebook: โThe Mesmeric Mountainโ by Stephen Crane
Iโm happy to announce the release of the seventh title in my Grammaticus Free Library series: โThe Mesmeric Mountainโ is a curious tale of a man convinced heโs being followed by a mountain. It was written by Stephen Crane (1871-1900), a prolific American writer whose innovative style influenced generations of authors.
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