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  • A milkmaid reads The Castle of Otranto
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    A milkmaid reads The Castle of Otranto

    Gothic author Horace Walpole didn’t think milkmaid Ann Yearsley would be able to ‘digest’ his novel. She proves him wrong in the poem she wrote in response. Read it with me!

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  • Strawberry Hill: The Gothic Mansion of a 18th Century Nepobaby
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    Strawberry Hill: The Gothic Mansion of a 18th Century Nepobaby

    The ultimate 18th-century “nepo baby” built himself a Gothic fantasy house: Strawberry Hill. I write about a recent visit to the mansion and the Walpole extended universe.

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  • OMI: Odin’s Migration Interactive
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    OMI: Odin’s Migration Interactive

    OMI explores the ever-popular Odin Migration Theory: the idea that Odin was as a normal man, a powerful chief who traveled north and, over time, was elevated to divine status.

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