Hawkes or Handsaws: Archive

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The Other Side of the Hill: crookedsin: Allow me... →

crookedsin: Allow me to make something clear: finding humor in history is not a sin. Poking fun at the human aspects of the figures whom we’ve dedicated our lives to learning about, does not take away our credibility as historians. History is not stiff. History is not flat. History is the…

Jun 1st

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eatsleeptv: for within the hollow crown that rounds the mortal temples of a king keeps death his court and there the antic sits HENRY IV, pt i | (x) …that’s not from Henry IV. That’s from Richard II (Act III, sc ii). Trust me. It is my favourite monologue from any play. In its entirety it is as follows: of comfort no man speak: Let’s talk of graves, of worms,...

May 31st

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Do you ever have extensive daydreams in which you invent an entire alternate life/universe for yourself?

May 30th

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“A good book should leave you slightly exhausted at the end. You live several...”

– William Styron, 1958 (via skeletales)

May 29th

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May 28th

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May 27th

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May 26th

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Watch

torrilla: Henry IV clip: Prince Hal is Summoned to Court

May 25th

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May 24th

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May 24th

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Tamora Pierce on 'Twilight,' Girl Heroes, and... →

This is brilliant and wonderful and I love her.

May 24th

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May 24th

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May 24th

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May 23rd

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“I believe I forgot to tell you one Anecdote: When I first came to this House it...”

– - letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams, 1774 (I love them so very much. You have no idea.)

May 23rd

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May 22nd

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May 19th

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goodomensconfessions: “I have had to buy this novel at least five times. Maybe more. Every time I lend it to someone I am actually gifting it to them because it never comes back. Honestly, I don’t mind at all - I’m just glad that they love it as much as I do.” submitted by mmhawkes artwork by sandara

May 17th

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May 17th

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May 17th

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Shakespeare-related ramble →

Since the previous post was a ridiculously long ramble, I decided to clean it up and repost it on my (mostly abandoned - whoops) literature blog rather than clutter up space here. Enjoy.

May 17th

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May 17th

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Pardon me while I get on my soapbox

There is a statement (or, rather, set of statements) I keep finding on the internet that drives me absolutely wild. And not in a good way. It is any variation of the sentiment ‘you only like that book because of the movie’. I don’t understand that - particularly not the disdain that it conveys. If a film is someone’s gateway to a novel, what does it matter? One way or...

May 15th

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