Dr Will(iam) Coles
@willcoles.bsky.social
Honorary Research Associate at Royal Holloway, University of London📚
Enthusiastic about Rhetoric 📢
Policy & Comms Professional 💼
Living in London, NW6 🏡
Enthusiastic about Rhetoric 📢
Policy & Comms Professional 💼
Living in London, NW6 🏡
Finally got my own copy of Blair’s Lectures. Not quite a 1783 first edition, but having the complete text in one volume is much easier. This edition, printed in 1838, used to belong to the High School of Glasgow. #TeamRhetoric
May 28, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Finally got my own copy of Blair’s Lectures. Not quite a 1783 first edition, but having the complete text in one volume is much easier. This edition, printed in 1838, used to belong to the High School of Glasgow. #TeamRhetoric
Apparently knowing Ancient Greek allowed you to get away with murder in the early 18th century.
February 13, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Apparently knowing Ancient Greek allowed you to get away with murder in the early 18th century.
Sat on a commuter train reading a first edition of Blair’s lectures on rhetoric and belles letters. Life eh.
February 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Sat on a commuter train reading a first edition of Blair’s lectures on rhetoric and belles letters. Life eh.
Just registered for #PSA25! Looking forward to speaking to colleagues and friends in Birmingham in the Spring about the uses of rhetoric in resignation speeches and letters. #TeamRhetoric
January 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Just registered for #PSA25! Looking forward to speaking to colleagues and friends in Birmingham in the Spring about the uses of rhetoric in resignation speeches and letters. #TeamRhetoric