To quote Mary Beard's CONFRONTING THE CLASSICS: "The British dominated their Empire with Cicero in hand [...] Classics have probably legitimated as many revolutions as they have legitimated conservative dictatorships."

Impress guests over Christmas with my luxurious #RecipeOfTheDay for artichokes with a blood orange mayonnaise: buff.ly/HnFa6bW

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They're two of the most iconic adulterers in literature. From Rodin to Rossetti, click here to learn how the affair between Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta inspired artists since the Renaissance: buff.ly/HnFa6bW

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I recite the opening stanza of Blake's BOOK OF URIZEN from memory ("Of the primeval priest's assum'd power...") unusually often.

...and whenever I'm stuck on a crowded street I think of Eliot's "A crowd flowed over London Bridge, so many,/I had not thought death had undone so many."

Of all the things you could be bombarded with, bean recipes are some of the more enjoyable options.

Roughly chop some garlic cloves & saute in oil (ideally, add some whole fennel seeds & tomato paste)

Add 2 cans drained white beans eg. cannellini, 1/2 can chopped tomatoes, & juice & zest (cut in large strips) of 1 orange. Simmer for ~5min and season. Best served with a big splash of olive oil.