Miscellany archive

Current and past Miscellanies are listed below. To return to this index just use the “archive” link in the sidebar.

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2017-Autumn — Reading and sociability in the correspondence of Elizabeth Montagu and friends

2016-Spring — Enlightenment & Visual Impairment in the 17th & 18th Centuries
2015-Summer — Corresponding Oxonians: 1634-1833
2013-Spring — The marginalized Alexander Pope
2012/2013-Winter — Thomas Gray and Horace Walpole, on the Grand Tour, spread news of a papal election, 1739/1740
2010/2011-Winter — Banks, bankers and banking: why am I on the verge of the road?
2010–October — What are holidays for?
2010–Summer — Sports in 2010 & the 18th century
2010–June — Introducing "topics" & a bit more volcanic chaos
2010–May — Volcanoes: the good, the bad and some science
2010–April — Esoteric science
2010–March — The irrepressible ‘Rod’ Murchison
2010–February — Blind reading: smarter resources need perceptive readers
2010–January — Adam Smith: flexible and complete
2009–December — In search of Lyoï