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Geralt of Rivia
Book Reviews Posted on6th January 20218th February 2021

The Last Wish (Witcher) – Review

If you’re still tossing coins to your Witcher (sorry) and you can’t wait for the next season the the Netflix adaptation, you might be tempted […] Read More

Book Reviews Posted on19th August 202019th August 2020

Before They Are Hanged – Review

The Blade Itself hooked me on the world of the First Law created by Joe Abercrombie. Once I finished it, I found myself needing more […] Read More

The Republic of Thieves Review
Book Reviews Posted on5th August 20205th August 2020

The Republic of Thieves – Review

The third installment of Scott Lynch’s Gentleman Bastards series proves that some writers get better with each passing project. While the first two novels – […] Read More

The Blade Itself Review
Book Reviews Posted on29th July 202019th August 2020

The Blade Itself – Review

I’ve heard of Joe Abercrombie – I’ve seen his books on the shelves, but I never picked one up. That was until I chose The Blade Itself on a […] Read More

Book Reviews Posted on13th January 202017th March 2020

The Lies of Locke Lamora – Review

“There’s no freedom quite like the freedom of being constantly underestimated.” I happened upon The Lies of Locke Lamora on Audible as a “you may […] Read More

The Eye of the World
Book Reviews Posted on27th December 201817th March 2020

The Eye of the World – Review

A lot of work went into this novel. While the broad strokes of it feel like The Lord of the Rings, the worldbuilding is unique. One becomes aware of a living, breathing world with a rich history and a complex magic system. There are many secrets to pull apart and hidden agendas to guess at.

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Book Reviews Posted on3rd February 201811th December 2019

Book Review: La Belle Sauvage by Phillip Pullman

Review of La Belle Sauvage (Book of Dust #1) by Philip Pullman Twenty years after the publication of Northern Lights, Philip Pullman returns to his parallel […] Read More

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Calliope’s Inspiration

Reaching New Worlds
Miranda – The Tempest, by John William Waterhouse
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The Ambassadors, by Hans Holbein the Younger (1533)
Novel
Orpheus and Eurydice (1862) by Edward Poynter
Time to Learn
Forbidden Books, By Alexander Mark Rossi (1897).
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How to use Latin
A Priestess of Bacchus, by John William Godward (1890)
after Hans Holbein the Younger, oil on panel, late 16th century (1533-1534)
after Hans Holbein the Younger, oil on panel, late 16th century (1533-1534)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALa_farandole_de_P%C3%A9trarque.jpg
By Marie Alexandre Valentin Sellier (19/20th century) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Gods and Mythology
Aeneas and the Cumaean Sibyl (1646), by François Perrier
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Man Writing a Letter by Gabriël Metsu [Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain]
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Patreon Launch
The Muses, Urania and Calliope, by Simon Vouet [Public Domain]
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Using Latin
Saint Cecilia (1895), by John William Waterhouse
Ambush by Giovanni Battista Quadrone
By Giovanni Battista Quadrone – Il Giro del Mondo, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45676144
The Zaparozhye Cossacks Writing a Mocking Letter to the Turkish Sultan *oil on canvas *358 × 203 cm *signed b.c.: И.Репин 1880-91
The Zaparozhye Cossacks Writing a Mocking Letter to the Turkish Sultan *oil on canvas *358 × 203 cm *signed b.c.: И.Репин 1880-91
The Lady of Shalott, by John William Waterhouse (1888)
The Lady of Shalott, by John William Waterhouse (1888)
Starting something new
By J. M. W. Turner – The Athenaeum (http://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/detail.php?ID=20906), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1511781
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Concert of Birds, by Frans Snyders (Attr.) (1629-1657) [Public Domain]
Romeo and Juliet by Frank Dicksee (1884)
Romeo and Juliet by Frank Dicksee (1884) from WikiMedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DickseeRomeoandJuliet.jpg
Rewriting and asking for help
Consulting the Oracle (1884) by John William Waterhouse
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436105
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436105
Deus Ex Machina
Oedipus at Colonus (1788), by Jean-Antione-Theodore Giroust
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Wanderer above the sea of fog, by Caspar David Friedrich
Wanderer above the sea of fog, by Caspar David Friedrich [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Starry Night, by Vincent Van Gogh [4512243112421514243341335331453324512253321125231545311314453234124245422]
Now is the time to read
Antique Beauty by Stepan Bakalovich
Red Seas Under Red Skies Review
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Nymphs finding the head of Orpheus, John William Waterhouse (1900) [Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain]
Books
Still life with a lighted candle (1627) by Pieter Claesz
Learning at Home
Drawing lesson *oil on panel *69 x 60,3 cm *signed b.l.: A. Van Strij
The Sorceress (1913), by John William Waterhouse Jr
The Sorceress (1913), by John William Waterhouse Jr
By Johannes Vermeer - Unknown, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=160013
By Johannes Vermeer – Unknown, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=160013
Books
The Librarian (c. 1570) by Giuseppe Arcimboldo
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Stuck at Home
After the Dance (1876), by John William Waterhouse
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Brief, by Adolf Eberle [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Valentine's Day
Pygmalion by Jean-Léon Gérôme [Public domain]
Unusual Latin terms in English Writing
The Tease (1901) by John William Godward
The Lies of Locke Lamora Cover
heraldry
With Copper Plate Lowered (c. 1651), attributed to Bartholomeus van Bassen

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