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War & Peace 2026: Day 141
Footnotes & Tangents for War & Peace: Book 2 Part 4 Chapter 12
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War & Peace Weekly #20: The enchanted forest
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If you have read up to Book 2, Part 4, Chapter 11, you can now read or listen to my weekly post, W&P #20: The enchanted forest, and join the discussion in the comments. I published this post in 2025, and t...
War & Peace 2026: Day 140
Footnotes & Tangents for War & Peace: Book 2 Part 4 Chapter 11
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Reading Schedule: The Inheritors
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This was a different voice; not the voice of the people. It was the voice of other.
Welcome to a slow read of The Inheritors by William Golding. I am your guide, Simon Haisell, and this is Footnote...
War & Peace 2026: Day 139
Footnotes & Tangents for War & Peace: Book 2 Part 4 Chapter 10
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