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Sunday, April 28, 2024

Book 73: The Mulberry Empire by Philip Hensher

Book 73: The Mulberry Empire 
Author: Philip Hensher (England) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Genre: Historical Fiction
Set in: UK 🇬🇧 Afghanistan 🇦🇫 Russia 🇷🇺 India 🇮🇳 St Helena 🇸🇭 Crimea đŸ´ó ľó Ąó €´ó €łó ż

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We pass the tropic; we will pass the equator, in time, with attendant celebrations; and then another tropic. These facts create considerable excitement on board, but they are lines which man has drawn on the globe, and therefore not exciting to me. When the captain assures us that today, we pass the tropic, I look at him, and he is only a man, telling me of lines he has decided to draw on the unbounded ocean. 

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Sunday, April 21, 2024

"How can reading be a hobby!"

In a public place, among the seated men and women, I am the only one with a book in my hands, reading. The woman next to me asks me if I am a teacher. "I used to teach," I reply. She nods. "So this is coursework?" I laugh. "No, it's my hobby." She looks at me incredulously and goes back to watching reels on her phone. 😂 #reading #passions #hobby #books #bookoholic