The most significant events in the history of books on the 18th of November 1307: According to Tschudi, it is on this day that William Tell shot the arrow off his son’s head in Swiss legend. 1836: W. S. Gilbert is born. Gilbert is best known for his songwriting partnership with […]
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Writers and Their Lungs
In this special guest post, Michael Nath takes a look at the link between writers and lung complaints Read Ye and Wheeze! To this hour art thou not tormented with the vile asthma that thou gattest in skating against the wind in Flanders? [Laurence Sterne, The Life and Opinions of […]