- Sep 29, 2020
- 3 min
Edward Lear's Nonsense Botany
Best known for his lyrical masterpiece The Owl & The Pussycat, Edward Lear was one of the 19th century's most amusing creative dabblers.
- Sep 27, 2019
- 4 min
Etymology: Virago - The Bold & The Battleaxe
Virago is a deliciously potent word. Beautifully sharp and seeped in meaning, it’s etymology reveals how women’s history has been shaped and
- Jul 31, 2019
- 1 min
Curmudgeonly Slubberdegullion
Curmudgeon, despite its unknown origins, has survived within the English language for over 600 years, referring to a person, usually an olde