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Posted by: Mark Manivong
Mary Renault (pseudonym of Eileen Mary Challans) was a British lesbian writer best known for her widely read historical-fiction novels set in ancient Greece.
Posted in: 20th Century, Classics, LGBTQIA+, Literature, Women in Book History
Posted by: Marianna Stell
In Anglophone communities during the 16th - 18th centuries, a common custom was for book owners to add in their book a note of ownership in either English or in Latin. The Rare Book and Special Collections Division holds a number of examples of these notes that offer a curious study for those interested in historical linguistics.
Posted in: 17th Century, 18th Century, Classics, Provenance