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The Stranger from Paradise, A Biography of William Blake

Posted on July 27, 2019 by tkflor

Portrait of William Blake by Thomas Philips (1807). G. E. Bentley Jr’s biography of William Blake, The Stranger from Paradise, follows the creative life of a promising young artist, whose genius and unconventional mindset, both fueled his art and hindered … Continue reading →

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The Real Jane Austen???

Posted on March 14, 2017 by tkflor

“In the popular imagination, Jane Austen spent nearly all of her life sitting in a parsonage, working on her embroidery, gossiping about the neighbours and writing novels confined to ‘three or four families in a country village’.” From The Real … Continue reading →

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FARADAY, MAXWELL, and the ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD

Posted on January 9, 2015 by tkflor

“From the time of Newton, leading scientists had believed that the universe was governed by mechanical laws: material objects held energy and inflicted forces. To them, the surrounding space was nothing more than a passive backdrop. The extraordinary idea put … Continue reading →

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