Great Melody
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Four I had forgotten: _Warrenpoint_ by Denis Donoghue. Memoirs of youth, beautifully written. _The Great Melody: A Thematic Biography of Edmund Burke_ by Conor Cruise O'Brien. _Autobiographies_ by W. B. Yeats. This was I think the first time reading it through, though 25 years ago I read a fair bit in a housemate's…
on “Ask HN: Great books you read in 2009?” ↗Read through _Untimely Thoughts_ a couple of weeks ago, have been meaning to pick up _The Great Melody_ by C.C. O'Brien.
on “What are you reading?” ↗