Books You've Never Read

The Louse and the Flea

Entomological thoughts from Grenadier Rudolf Koch

Jun 26 • Andrew Rickard

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3

May 2026

Ressentiment in Europe

How dare you share pictures of your delicious vegetables!

May 22 • Andrew Rickard

13

3

5

My Boots

Grenadier Rudolf Koch's boots are destroyed by a French shell

May 8 • Andrew Rickard

10

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4

April 2026

Bouguereau in Pompeii

The Painter's Debt to Antiquity

Apr 17 • Andrew Rickard

18

2

March 2026

Drawing From Life

Lovis Corinth's approach to the nude figure

Mar 20 • Andrew Rickard

9

3

The Second Battle of the Aisne

Rudolf Koch's company is cut off, and the situation seems hopeless.

Mar 6 • Andrew Rickard

8

1

February 2026

Some Minor Soiling and Shelf Wear

Jules Janin (1804–1874) on buying used books

Feb 26 • Andrew Rickard

8

3

A Great Painter's Art Lessons, in English After a Century

The first English translation of Lovis Corinth's handbook for art students, Das Erlernen der Malerei. Lessons on drawing and painting from a German…

Feb 18 • Andrew Rickard

8

2

Brazen Crimes

When currencies lose their value, parks lose statues

Feb 4 • Andrew Rickard

6

2

January 2026

Everyone Does This Sort of Thing

Baudelaire was a noisy neighbour

Jan 22 • Andrew Rickard

10

3

Why Translate?

Anecdotes and aphorisms by Carlos Batista

Jan 15 • Andrew Rickard

12

1

8

The Weimar Stock Market

People speculated on everything...

Jan 9 • Andrew Rickard

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1