Reflections at a Funeral is a great article. Scholars from The Common Room, The Beehive, and Deweys’ Treehouse (see the sidebar for links) will all be delighted.
Consider:
“If I were to make a list of the best books I have read, and would recommend to adults and children alike, I would begin with Winnie the Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner. It would not be because I am in arrested development, though I may be. It would be because the English is masterly, the limning of a magical world adroit, and Shepherd’s drawings exquisite. But to enjoy them you need to appreciate the language (and not be too full of yourself).”
There’s much, much, more. Please go read. Common Room scholars will especially delight in the final sentence, and will be reminded strongly of their Granny Tea. The Headmistress will wait here, quietly hugging herself for sheer joy over finding this article and being able to share it with her friends and relations.
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Bravo, brava, bravatum!
How DO you find this good stuff?
“Anyone familiar with today’s young must be painfully aware that few can, or would, read these books.”
Good thing we have evidence to the contrary!
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Loved the article! I just had this very conversation while visiting family over the weekend. And frankly, we don’t care if anyone finds our reading selections and vocabulary ‘elitist’. We are in good company, non?
“My view is that the best have at last become afraid of the worst, have lost all confidence in themselves.”
Bingo. And, why strive for excellence when you can be mediocre and be aply rewarded.