Reading

Currently reading: Farewell the Trumpets by James Morris π

Finished reading: Pax Britannica:The Climax of an Empire by James Morris π

Currently reading: Pax Britannica:The Climax of an Empire by James/Jan Morris π

Finished reading: Heaven’s Command by James/Jan Morris π
Currently reading: Pax Britannica by James (Jan) Morris. This Folio Society edition is one of my treasures. π

The American National Biography is not as consistently good, but there are some fine entries there too. π
Currently reading: Lots of biographies from the Dictionary of National Biography. I love these: Detailed enough to be informative, but readable in one short sitting. Biographical short stories. π
Annotating Augustineβs City of God π and listening to Dillaβs Donuts β«. As one does.

Currently reading: City of God by Augustine of Hippo. Should’ve added this a week ago. π

Finished reading: Ursula K. Le Guin: The Complete Orsinia by Ursula K. Le Guin. Not Le Guin at her best; I think I’ll do an audio post soon. π

Currently reading: The Complete Orsinia by Ursula K. Le Guin π

Finished reading: The City & the City by China MiΓ©ville π

Currently reading: The City & the City by China MiΓ©ville π

Finished reading: Mao II by Don DeLillo. Conceptually fascinating but not wholly successful as a novel. π

Finished reading: The Spirit of Early Christian Thought by Robert Louis Wilken. I should probably re-read this magnificent book every year. π

Finished reading: The Metaphysical Club by Louis Menand. A brilliant book β I should have read it years ago. π

Currently reading: The Metaphysical Club by Louis Menand π