bookishmalarkey.bsky.social
Relentlessly optimistic and enthusiastically nerdy. Budding virologist and #actuallyautistic. Not a real doctor, but I am a real worm. Any pronouns. Still on X @mistborns, perennially on Tumblr @thelivingautomaton.
👤 Joined on 02 October 2023
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@bookishmalarkey.bsky.socialLee is a librarian by trade, so he knows how to dig deep, choose the right things, and supply just enough not to overwhelm you & get you digging on your own if you need. He serves more people than he hears from, trust me.
Show PostI once had tea with a prominent London historian who said of walking the streets with Lee, ‘if I’m an 8, he’s an 11.’ His books are in the top rank of recent London histories, he writes atmospheric novels, but the Dictionary is unique - sensual transport to Victorian London for free.
Show PostThis -- and, blessedly --puts the sword to the ludicroud grotesqueries of the "authorship controversy." It also opens up remarkable new vistas to consider just how these marvelous plays *did* emerge.
Show Postit does make a lot of sense---everyone's on deadline, frantic, working in the same taverns, they're all familiar with the source material for the history plays, "hey, can you help me with the third act, i don't know how to kill this guy off"
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