ANCIENT ROAD RUTS & THE WIDTH MODERN RAILROAD GAUGES

This little gem about railroad gauges and ancient road ruts was copied from the archives of rogueclassicism .  Not all the links are still active. Railroad Gauge Canard Haven't seen this one in ages, but the Brantford Expositor repeats this one which might not be well-known to a newer generation of Classicists: Here's a bit of train …

Adam de Hegedus (Rodney Garland) Bibliography

Title:  HUNGARIAN BACKGROUND Author:  Adam de Hegedus Publisher:  H. Hamilton, London Date:  1937 ID:  BLL01007591088 Source:  British Library Title:  HUNGARIAN BACKGROUND, with eight illustrations from photographs Author:  Adam de Hegedus Publisher:  H. Hamilton, London Date:  1937 ID:  BLL01001636310; LC Call No. DB917 .H4 Source:  British Library & Library of Congress Title:  DON’T KEEP THE VANMAN …

AN INVERTED HEART IN A NORMAL WORLD: Rodney Garland’s THE HEART IN EXILE

 AN INVERTED HEART IN A NORMAL WORLD: Rodney Garland’s THE HEART IN EXILE I happened upon this book while I was looking up the definition of “occult” in the dictionary. There was this quotation supporting one of the definitions[1]: “Although in the typically occult language of the time, Garland's prescient account [in his notorious homosexual …

THE FIVE MINUTE MILE

THE FIVE MINUTE MILE I already ran even before I entered Bay View High School in the tenth grade. Running caused joy to me. I do not remember how I came to run for its own sake. I do remember that in my sixth grade I got good at the longer distance races of the …

The Journey Begins

Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton