Nothing like it had ever appeared before. It was an epoch-marking book, if ever there was one. The proud and happy author himself spoke of his success
Archives for November 2014
Veterans Day, 2014
There are two holidays honoring our armed forces: Memorial Day for those who died and Veterans Day for the rest. I worry that we have too many
How Don Quixote Got Published
The book itself, the First Part of Don Quixote (it was not so called in the first edition, of course), was printed by Juan de la Cuesta during 1604,
Cervantes’ Don Quixote Reforms Literature
This series has six easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Cervantes’ Severe Ordeal.IntroductionThe fame of the most celebrated
Saint’s Cult
Here's an article from Worldology, how a saint's cult got started.
The Evolutionary Epic
Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their Big History Series, #5.So, in the last 3.8 billion years, life on Earth has
Patton on Leadership
"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." - General George S. PattonMore on
Last Voyage of Charles V
His apartment in the monestary consisted only of six rooms, four of them in the form of friars' cells, with naked walls; the other two, each twenty
The Magian Becomes King
Thus when Cambyses had brought his life to an end, the Magian became king without disturbance, usurping the place of his namesake Smerdis the son of