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An Inheritance of Ashes

The Moxley family was once the backbone of the small coastal town. Their legacy began with Adolphus Moxley, the only son of a destitute family of nine. Two years before the war began, he came up with the idea of starting a rental business. His modest venture grew far quicker than anyone expected, bringing in its first million in the…

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We have to start with a vital distinction famously drawn by art historian Sir Kenneth Clark: the ‘nude’ is an idealisation, a means of affirming ultimate perfection, and a tangible vision of ideal beauty, though varying from culture to culture and from era to era. While to be naked means…

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Former diplomat and globetrotter, Dan Costinas is a versatile contemporary writer, translator, and editor. A true polyglot, he has authored and contributed to several dozen books spanning mainly fiction, essays, aphorisms, reviews and criticism, journalism, and poetry.

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Books of Our Continent

From the quiet shelves of forty-four national archives and ancient university libraries to the cosy corners of independent bookstores and modest home…

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