O Pioneer!

November 2: “Many dark and sleepless nights have I been a companion for owls, separated from the cheerful society of men, scorched by the Summer’s sun, and pinched by the Winter’s cold, an instrument ordained to settle the wilderness.”...

The Keats Brothers

John and George Keats – “Man of Genius and Man of Power” as John himself put it – are profiled in this portrait of the English Romantic era and two of its icons.

Leaning to Starboard

November 1: “I have little to recommend my opinions but long observation and much impartiality. They come from one who has been no tool of power, no flatterer of greatness, and who in his last acts does not wish to belie the tenor of his life.”...