In which we consider Robespierre’s eyesight
                  Published at 9:13 am on January 29th, 2009
                  Filed under: In With The Old.
                  
                
                Since briefly writing about Maximilien Robespierre the other week – particularly, writing about the biography Fatal Purity by Ruth Scurr – I’ve had a couple of search hits from people looking for Robespierre information. And one, in particular, tickled me.
                  
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                  Keyword noise: depiction, eyesight, fashion, Fatal Purity, French Revolution, George Galloway, glasses, history, Robespierre, Ruth Scurr, sight, spectacles, Tommy Sheridan, vanity, vision.
                  
                
              
              
                
                  
                  In which we discuss books and the French Revolution
                  Published at 1:42 pm on January 14th, 2009
                  Filed under: Artistic, In With The Old, Meta.
                  
                
                One thing about yesterday’s post: it gives you a good look at the state of one of our bookshelves. Not a good enough look to make out what most of the books are, though, unless they’re books with distinctive spines that you’re already familiar with – like Peter Ackroyds’s London, for example.
                  
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                  Keyword noise: biography, books, Books I Haven't Read, Fatal Purity, France, French Revolution, history, literature, Maximilien Robespierre, review, Robert Graves, Robespierre, Ruth Scurr, The White Goddess.