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Originally Posted by issybird
I’ve moved this to the Reading Recommendations forum, as you’ll have seen. 
Frankly, I’d love a boot in the arse to reread Don Quixote. I’ve meant to for years, so I’d be delighted to work this out. The Edith Grossman translation is already sitting on my Kobo. The timing’s good, too; as it hasn’t been that long since I’ve come off the internet group read of War and Peace.
Full disclosure: I’m not a fan of Susan Wise Bauer, but that’s irrelevant. If she’s the catalyst, whatever it takes. |
Bauer's The History of the Ancient World, The History of the Medieval World and The History of the Renaissance World are excellent overviews of the history of the Western World. I do understand that her views on home schooling are considered heretical by the some.
I'll have to give it a try. A one time, it was widely accepted that a well educated person had a common base of knowledge. One could quote "It was the best of times and the worst of times" or "Call me Ismael" and everyone recognized the references.