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The enigma of the medieval folding almanac
| Elma Brenner
With its combination of rich, portable data and high-end style, this folding almanac could have been the medieval equivalent of the latest iPhone.
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Political brilliance and the power of self-promotion
| Anna Faherty
How do you convince people you’re exceptional? Meet the ultimate self-styled genius.
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Robinson Crusoe and the morality of solitude
| Professor Barbara Taylor
Robinson Crusoe, fiction’s most famous castaway, was certainly isolated, but did he suffer the intrinsically modern affliction of loneliness?
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The yogi as hermit, warrior, criminal and showman
| Lalita Kaplish
How the modern world changed the life and reputation of the yogi.
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A symbol of a lost homeland
| Yasmeen Abdel MajeedJacqueline Reem Salloum
The story of one protective amulet from Palestine reveals a complex tale. Encompassing the personal history of an influential doctor and collector, it provides a window onto dispossession and exile, and the painful repercussions that are still felt today.