“While he lived a violent life in his imagination, Eva, lacking any imagination at all, lived violently in fact.”
― Wilt
― Wilt
“The number of choirboys indecently assaulted annually by vicars and churchwardens may lead you to suppose that England is a deeply religious country. I”
― The Wilt Alternative
― The Wilt Alternative
The Ancient & Pre-Modern History Book Club
— 89 members
— last activity Oct 11, 2021 08:48PM
This is a group for books on history from the very ancient up to the early modern period. Yes, that is a wide and fairly amorphous period. We will ...more
Reading Classics, Chronologically Through the Ages
— 455 members
— last activity Aug 11, 2025 10:22AM
This group began with a book called The Well-Educated Mind (TWEM) by Susan Wise Bauer, which is a wonderful guide to “The Great Books.” TWEM presents ...more
Catching up on Classics (and lots more!)
— 15565 members
— last activity 8 minutes ago
The world is made up of two kinds of people, first are those who love classics, the second are those who have not yet read a classic. Be bold and join ...more
Ovid's Metamorphoses and Further Metamorphoses
— 93 members
— last activity Feb 08, 2020 02:44PM
To read the Metamorphoses of Ovid, in any of the many translations (or the original), and at whatever speed it takes, with three goals in mind: 1. To ...more
The Readers Review: Literature from 1714 to 1910
— 3708 members
— last activity 2 hours, 16 min ago
This is a group for discerning readers looking to discover, explore, and critically discuss some of the World’s literature, with a primary emphasis on ...more
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