Articles of Note

The grammar wars. When grammar books were second in readership only to the Bible, the combat among pedants was something to behold... more »

New Books

“I dread the whole of the rest of my life,” the academic Monica Jones wrote in her 30s. Death has done little to rescue her reputation... more »

Essays & Opinions

“The first printed miscellany of English poetry,” which had “mouldered in manuscript,” Songes and Sonettes paved the way for modern anthologies... more »