19th Century
A Bear’s Diary – Part 30
September 3rd, 1811. I have been too much occupied to keep up my diary for several months. We have all been toiling on the improvement of the Bear Inn, which had fallen into some disrepair [more…]
Literature
19th Century
A Bear’s Diary – Part 29
June 9th, 1811. At sea once more, we discovered that two of our crew had deserted, preferring the fleshpots of New York to their homeland and what will certainly be a more than generous reward [more…]
History
Puss in Boots
“To Southwark Fair, very dirty, and there saw the puppet show of Whittington, which was pretty to see” – Samuel Pepys. In the fourteenth century the toll required of a prostitute who wished to cross [more…]
Fiction
The year was 2081, and everybody was finally equal
This article is about ‘Harrison Bergeron’ by Kurt Vonnegut. It’s as brilliant as it is short and you can read it here. Best to do so before continuing if you’re unfamiliar with the work as [more…]