I have recently read two seemingly similar histories of Georgian London/England- Amanda Vickery’s Behind Closed Doors: At Home in Georgian England and Lucy Inglis’ Georgian London: Into the Streets. It was actually quite interesting to read them one after the other, it allowed for some interesting comparisons. 

This article was in my Academia roundup from last week, and given that M studies Vikings and I have always been interested in the topic, I decided to go with this as my article this week. It is part of a compilation, Land, Sea and […]

Chapter 2, “The Island and the World: Irish Responses to Literacy c. 600-850″ covers the progression/development of both Latin and Old Irish texts- both on the island and on the Continent. **By texts, I mean written texts.** It is important to note that this period sees […]

This post will be my thoughts on the first chapter of Elva Johnston’s Literacy and Identity in Early Medieval Ireland. (Citation below) I have studied with Elva and I am particularly interested in her works. If money were no object, I would most likely be studying Irish […]

Like everyone else, I have New Year’s Resolutions. I need to start reading more academic books again. I truly enjoy them, and it won’t cost anything to check a book out of the library. I don’t have an excuse why I haven’t been, but I’m […]