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Larry is Currently Reading

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Curious Myths of the Middle Ages

by Sabine Baring-Gould

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The Case of the Left-Handed Lady (Enola Holmes, #2)

by Nancy Springer (Goodreads Author)

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Masters of the Word: How Media Shaped History from the Alphabet to the Internet

by William J. Bernstein

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Larry’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)

Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3) by Dorothy L. Sayers

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a noble old book was like a song to his soul. Sobered

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Larry’s Quotes

“Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.”
― Aristotle

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Larry’s Groups

Front Row Stock Club — 3 members — last activity May 24, 2015 05:45PM
It all started in the front row

Old Norse Literature — 287 members — last activity Jan 30, 2022 05:00PM
This group is dedicated to all things associated with Old Norse literature, both primary and secondary sources: Family Sagas, Legendary sagas, Riddara ...more

Sci-fi and Heroic Fantasy — 8673 members — last activity 3 hours, 50 min ago
A place for those who walk the green forests of Middle Earth, cross the pale sands of Arrakis, sail the blue waters of Earthsea, slip among the shadow ...more

All Things Medieval — 523 members — last activity Dec 14, 2022 08:31PM
where people can talk about anything and everything Medieval from known historical figures to life and times of the period to favorite authors of the ...more

Mythgard Institute Scholars Group — 143 members — last activity Jan 23, 2023 03:55PM
a group for students in the Mythgard Institute starting with this autumns Tolkien and the Epic Course - the day has come!!!

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