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After Failing Math Twice, a Young Benjamin Franklin Turned to This Popular 17th-Century Textbook
The book’s first publisher was Thomas Passinger, whose shop, the Three Bibles, was perched on the medieval London Bridge. In the 17th century, the bridge was not only the most important crossing ...
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‘Politically Repurposed’ Copy of Famous Shakespearean Love Sonnet Discovered Inside a 17th-Century Poetry Collection
The rare handwritten copy of "Sonnet 116" features several additional lines, which may have been an attempt to insert British ...
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Literacy in 17th century Wales
This rate was to increase during the next century thanks particularly to the birth of various nonconformist sects. Between 1660 and 1730 around 545 books were published, the majority of which were ...
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When Queen Esther and Rembrandt Took Amsterdam by Storm
‘The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt’ The Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave., Manhattan Through August 10 ...