Mostly Early Modern Notes
As you probably know, the richest collection of Judaica ever gathered by a single collector, the Valmadonna Trust Library, is now on display and for sale at Sotheby's in New York City. This slideshow offers a remarkable sense of the collection's holdings.
Jessie Childs,"Murder Most Royal," Literary Review, October, reviews Alison Wier's The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn.
David Wootton,"The Credulous Chemist," Literary Review, October, reviews Michael Hunter's Boyle: Between God and Science.
Norma Clark,"The Harlot's Progress," Literary Review, October, reviews Dan Cruickshank's The Secret History of Georgian London: How the Wages of Sin Shaped the Capital.
Robert Pinsky,"In Nomine Patris et Felis," Slate, 6 October, introduces us to Christopher Smart's poem about his cat, Jerome.