Anecdotal Evidence

A blog about the intersection of books and life.

Friday, May 22, 2026

'Fury at Death and Its Imbecile Trick'

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In the early evening of January 22, 1900, Jules Renard learns that his older brother, Maurice, who works for the State Railways, has fainted...
Thursday, May 21, 2026

'Abundant, if Somewhat Precious Wit'

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In Wednesday’s post I quoted an 1895 profile of Max Beerbohm in which the anonymous writer referred to Beerbohm’s reputed “passion for parad...
Wednesday, May 20, 2026

'Style Should Be Oscillant'

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The Sketch was an illustrated weekly journal in England published from 1893 to 1959. It doted on high society, royalty, gossip and the arts...
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Tuesday, May 19, 2026

'Having the Nature or Form of Flowers'

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Occasionally I encounter a word so lyrical or amusingly grotesque in its pronunciation or specialized in meaning that I add it to the word m...
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Monday, May 18, 2026

'Failed in Life and Love'

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“Usually he took for his subjects those who failed in life and love. He wrote about the derelict and downtrodden, the old and bereft. Who wa...
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Sunday, May 17, 2026

'Almost Great'

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Henry Oliver poses an interesting question: “What should be on a list of almost Great Books?” Consider it less a critical exercise than a p...
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Saturday, May 16, 2026

'An Unknown, Powerful, and Awful Truth'

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“It is extraordinary how jargon intimidates; how prone we are to dismiss as irrelevant or dated that which comes unpackaged in the cellophan...
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