Anecdotal Evidence

A blog about the intersection of books and life.

Monday, June 08, 2026

'Acquainted With His Real Character'

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We all do it, even the most sophisticated and open-minded among us: we draw conclusions about people based on their physical appearance. Sur...
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Sunday, June 07, 2026

'Among the Essential Text-Books of Our Schools'

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A reader in North Dakota tells me he has acquired Donald Frame’s translation of The Complete Essays of Montaigne (Stanford University Press...
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Saturday, June 06, 2026

'Pain an Evil'

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I was seated in the waiting room of the physical therapy center with the rest of the human wreckage. Two men were seated to my right, speaki...
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Friday, June 05, 2026

'A Mission to the University Extension Scheme'

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I have a typically human taste for taxonomy, classifying things, sorting them into categories. There’s comfort in order. A friend in Los Ang...
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Thursday, June 04, 2026

'All Sit in Sullen Silence and Await'

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My middle son has a friend, a fellow Marine, who had questions about Russian literature. He asked about Andrei Platonov and Leonid Andreyev....
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Wednesday, June 03, 2026

'An Appreciation of Words Is So Rare'

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Most forgotten writers are deservedly forgotten, of course. Writing talent is unfairly distributed among literary aspirants. Sincerity and h...
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Tuesday, June 02, 2026

'An Emotion I Must Have Been Inventing'

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“I am a nostalgist. More susceptible to the pull of the past than many of those around me, I am also aware of my condition, even somewhat as...
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