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Casanova in London and Other Essays - Peter Quennell
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Books
- Hits: 1903
A series of thoughtful essays on a variety of subjects from Falstaff to The Secret Commonwealth, and his firsthand meetings with Evelyn Waugh and Robert Graves.
Interesting, perhaps it chief redeeming feature is that it recommends and refers one on to read other authors one hasn't heard of. Good.
The Condo Board
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Rants
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And they've been and painted the deck today, in the process trampling and laying waste to all the flowers I've carefully planted and nurtured these past several months.
The condo board.
The deck, or front porch, a dull, flat, uniform grey, exactly like every one of the other neighbors. I tried ornamenting it with brightly coloured Tibetan Prayer Flags, but received notice to take them down, and so now it's just like every one else's. And the flower garden, well, we'll give it a few days and see, the neighbors dandelions and weeds have been carefully trod around, mine own have been crushed and trammeled underfoot.
Salvator Mundi - Newly discovered Da Vinci?
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Found
- Hits: 1830
And this, if you trust the Daily Mail - a painting that once sold for a mere forty five pounds at auction has been authenticated as a work by Leonardo Da Vinci.
Read More Here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2010309/Leonardo-Da-Vinci-Is-long-lost-120m-Salvator-Mundi-painting-authentic.html#ixzz1RI7sp05Z
Treasure unearthed in Kerala Temple
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Found
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From the BBC:
"Precious stones, gold and silver are among valuables found at Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple.
The riches are thought to have been languishing in the temple vaults for more than a century, interred by the Maharajahs of Travancore over time.
They have not been officially valued and inspectors are taking an inventory.
Inspectors say they will continue cataloguing the treasure for at least one more week.
Unofficial estimates say that the treasure discovered so far over four days of inspections may be valued at more than 25 billion rupees ($500m). But historians say that assessing the true value of these objects is likely to be extremely difficult. "
Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13994351
Update: Value of treasure now estimated at 22 billion dollars
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