Well Daniel, you doubtless are familiar with the definition of a Professor: 'A person who talks in someone else's sleep'...

Looks wonderful Chris. Warmest congratulations.
And… err… I am sure Johanna will love this for Christmas….
This and the cooking pot I’ve bought her.

Astonishing, isn’t it?

And to think that this was read in the drawing rooms of polite society.

And one of the most successful Gothic novels was Melmoth the Wanderer, by John Robert Maturin, the Dublin clergyman.

Obvious source is the Depositions relating to the Irish Rising of 1641. All now helpfully transcribed online:
1641.tcd.ie

Will let you know how it goes. We’re downsizing from a 10 year old SUV that got the children to and from university and their houses. Looking forward to having a modest car rather than a monstrosity.

Oh gosh, what a talent. I’m clueless.

We are actually almost there.

Looks like we are buying a 2 year old VW ID 3, our first electric car.

What a wonderful idea—book and flower five centuries apart. Many thanks!

Ah well, another myth shattered by hard fact. Thanks for checking!

Is it true that he had an allergy to adverbs, and that he went through all his final drafts stripping them out? So long since I read him, I can't remember if this is the case.
Though actually, when you come to think of it, not bad advice for an historian...