You're not one for light reading, are you? And you're reading The Ballad of the White Horse to a 3 year old? Uh, what kind of reaction are you getting?
I read Belloc's bio of Richelieu quite some time ago. I loved the Pope's words upon hearing of Richelieu's death: that if there is a God the duc deRichelieu will have much to answer for; if not, why then he has lived a successful life.
William Luse | Homepage | 07.03.03 - 6:34 pm | #

I don't have time for light reading.

Not much of a reaction, I admit. The cadence captivates her, though, if I read smoothly.

I knew so little about Richelieu before I picked up the book at the library; it's been a joy being educated about him.
Paul Cella | Homepage | 07.03.03 - 10:15 pm | #

You have a daughter. Aren't they the greatest?
William Luse | Homepage | 07.05.03 - 5:26 am | #

They are. By the way, here is a fine essay on fatherhood.
Paul Cella | Homepage | 07.05.03 - 2:49 pm | #

That's quite a reading load -- do you work? .

Sometime you really ought to get around to reading Harry Jaffa's A New Birth of Freedom. I'm with Professor Tom West in thinking it perhaps the greatest book ever written on America, yes greater than Tocqueville.
Robert | 07.08.03 - 4:17 pm | #

That is high praise Robert. High praise indeed. Why do you say that?
Paul Cella | Homepage | 07.09.03 - 12:08 am | #

Ignatius Press offers Schall's Another Sort of Learning. I think you would like it.
leon dixon | 11.23.03 - 12:48 pm | #