Dear Sir, It was a pleasure to finally be able to drive my car again, after its long sojourn in your workshops and the completion of the necessary repairs. To all intents and purposes I should be, and am, pleased with the results, but do have one of two qualms about praising the work carriedRead more
It is not the length of time that it takes, more the fact that a letter manages to get through the system and can be delivered and then, the highlight of all things, is replied to. The hiring freeze across all federal areas is only going to make things worse, so a good deal ofRead more
I admit, there is a massive difference between stepping into something you know and have been able to prepare yourself for, and being forced into a situation where you have no knowledge whatsoever of what will happen, how the whole system works, and how you will be received in it; which made the description inRead more
Dear Professor Feeney, Having just finished reading Beyond Greek: The Beginnings of Latin Literature I am left with one or two questions, one of which I sincerely hope you will indulge. The premise you set out is that the Latin-speaking authorities, and many of the citizens, were unable or unwilling to learn the languages ofRead more
Firstly I must admit that I have a copy of the complete works of Michael de Montaigne permanently on my writing desk and, when lost for a few suitable words, glance in its direction to remind myself that there is always something to write about or, as Pliny the Younger admirably demanded when Fabius JustusRead more
