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THE EXPEDITION: A LOVE STORY Bea Uusma Translated by Agnes Broomé Head of Zeus (headofzeus.com) £16.99 On 11th July 1897, three men – Salomon August Andrée, Nils Strindberg and Knut Frænkel – set off...
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GUEST POST: Cosenza by THOMAS H. COOK
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EXTRACT: THE CABINET OF LINGUISTIC CURIOSITIES by Paul Anthony Jones
THE CABINET OF LINGUISTIC CURIOSITIES Paul Anthony Jones (www.paulanthonyjones.com) Elliott & Thompson (www.eandtbooks.com) £14.99 auripotent (n.) rich and powerful The Latin word for gold was...
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