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Sounds like a good course, although as a painter myself I thought David an unusual choice, as I think of it as a pretty stiff and awkward painting. Maybe he chose it for the subject, which goes with death of Socrates themes of the book, but his Death of Marat is a much more accomplished painting. Still, paintings are up for discussion, as much as books and ideas are, and are fun to consider from a stylistic point of view as well as being an illustration of something. I might have chosen Alma Tadema for the Greek vibe, though he can be a bit corny for modern tastes sometimes. The Victorians had fairly cheesy tastes. I worked my way through some of the Dialogues recently, and found a video on CZcams that explained the idea of the Divided Line, with a fairly simple diagram, and found it incredibly helpful for understanding the ideas. Hope you have a lovely time, and his course sounds like a lot of fun.

Which is your favorite book of all time?

I really wish if you could make a video containing full spoilers, and then go full in depth analysis of the whole story, including the end also. Russian classic literature is my favourite, but there are not so many reviews and analysis in english that i could find, and i really wish that there were more of it. Thank you for the video, this is my first time on this channel.

Daunt has done a number of great interviews as well.

If you didn't get on with the book of S&S, you should watch the Emma Thompson film. It's one of my favourite films. Just really well done.

I dig how you brandish a book, Cams! 1:14

Are you kidding me? 😃 I had ordered the complete dialogues of Plato earlier today, before I caught your video. I was going to also ask you if we could explore the German Romantics. I’m still working on A People’s Tragedy, but I’m really wanting to explore philosophy, especially the Socratics, and German Romanticism. This challenge sounds fascinating.

Gosh. Can we please have an extra 2-3 hours in a day!! Such an interesting project, but I don’t know how I can fit it in with my schedule and all the reading projects I have on the go. Might just have to live vicariously through you - hope to see updates from you. :)

Thank you for letting me know. I’ve joined up too! 😊

I am very interested in joining Ted's course, but(maybe I'm having one of those days) reading his website isn't helping and I'm a bit confused about when it starts. Do you know?

I have put together a list of books to read that starts with The Epic of Gilgamesh and ends...well...now-ish. The intent was to work my way through the 'great books'. I pulled it from various lists (European and non-European.) And then get distracted by other reading. I have read The Epic of Gilgamesh, and two selections of Ancient Egyptian literature. The plan now is to read some Ancient Egyptian history before reading 'The Egyptian Book of the Dead'. It's all in a ridiculous spreadsheet on Excel.

Do you remember the title of that article on Barnes and Noble? I’d very much like to read it.

Is there a reason you went for the Penguin editions? I did see the substack from the Honest Broker and am tempted, but there is no way I'd be able to follow the programme as I am still working full-time and already have my own reading list/projects. (Incidentally I am doing the read-along of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics with Jared Henderson.)

Oxford edition, my high school edition back in 1990 .....I still have this book.

Nice to see your channel bloom bro! Haven't been here for a while (I just follow newsletter on email) and just decided to stop by and see how the YT channel is doing.. Looks so good !!

Glad to find this great conversation! Thomas Covenant is one of my favorite 'heroes', from one of my favorite authors. Thank you.

Wow, im inspired by the amount of books your are taking on in a single day. Inspired and completely daunted 😂. I made a goal recently to read at least 1 book a month… baby steps. In my youth i was an avid reader…loved Russian literature. I always preferred books written pre-tv.

Oh, I love taking a peek at someone's Notion. Do share more! Although I moved from Notion to Obsidian last year due to the Internet connection issues I can't live without where I live, it's always a pleasure to see what other people are doing on Notion. Gosh, I miss Notion databases!

Hi Cams, I would find a follow-up video useful when you have developed the database to suit your needs.

Great video...i don't have my copy yet. But I'm very excited to read it. The Penguin Deluxe copy is looking so good 😊. I watched a black and white movie of this here on utube...it was very good. Same actor who was in the black and white 1930s Dracula movie. Both excellent 👍👍

That kind of makes me happy. I really enjoyed Resurrection. Thank you for sharing. 🙏

So many interesting books! 😊

Jane Eyre is my all time favorite book so I was so happy to see you had made a video about these editions! I like collecting different editions and displaying them at different times of the year. It's one of those classics that has a lot of cover designs so there's plenty to work with in terms of seasonal decor, haha!

Really really interested in reading Natasha's Dance, if I can get the same edition as yours and not the new one. Oh, sweet Willow🥰Good to see you, meow meow!

What an absolutely beautiful book😊

Great reading month! I keep thinking I’d like to read Hobb, but never seem to make the time. Maybe next year... An interesting discussion on art. I think best example of that for me is Melville’s writing in Moby Dick. I know that book is not for everyone, but for me - that book infects with such feeling and awe. I feel like I completely get Melville and what he is attempting to do even when I read section I don’t completely understand. :D

If you enjoyed "Secondhand Time," I recommend reading another book by Svetlana Alexievich: "Chernobyl Prayer" (also titled "Voices from Chernobyl"). I read it a few years ago, and if I remember correctly, it doesn’t focus much on politics. Instead, it’s more about how the Chernobyl disaster affected the lives of ordinary people.

I love notes in classics. Whether I end up using them or not - I like having them just in case. I can and do admire the special editions on other peoples shelves, but as lovely as these editions like the Deluxe and Cloth Bound are - no notes is a deal breaker for me (with one exception being the Everyman’s Library). My favorite editions of classics are the newer Oxford World’s Classics. Excellent notes and consistently, excellent quality books. Nice size, great font and paper quality and usually good flop. My go to editions. Followed by Norton Critical (excellent notes, but pricey and size and paper quality are not consistent), and then the Penguin black spines - with which I have a love/hate relationship. Haha. Some are so well made (the new Grapes of Wrath!!) and others are just sloppy quality with atrocious font. No consistency in quality even with the newer edition. And the notes are often a bit overdone..? For example in Wuthering Heights, there are many notes cross-referencing themes and word/phrasing found with Emily’s poetry. All nice and well, but not relevant to the story, and I ended up ignoring all the notes by the end. Sorry for the essay, I guess I had a lot to say. ;)

Thank you so much for the video! I’m glad I could look inside this edition. It is strange that the deluxe edition doesn’t have any notes and is a paperback with glued binding. The pluses of this edition are the acid-free paper and fairly large print, but for a deluxe edition, that’s definitely not enough. As for Oxford World’s Classics, they would be perfect if it weren’t for the tiny print. I’m also considering the Norton Critical Edition, even though the commentary there is quite extensive. Well, I’ll have to find a compromise. I’ve been searching for the perfect edition of "Jane Eyre" for almost two months, and I’ve noticed that although there’s a huge selection, many editions are of poor quality. And I like smelling books too. :) Katie

I read J.E. for the first time just a few years ago. I intentionally bought a cheapie paperback in case I hated it. Imagine my surprise when I instantly fell in love with it! I've read it twice and hope to be rereading the rest of my life. I do want to get a better copy because my poor little paperback got soaked in an unexpected rainstorm. I did my best to rescue it. Alas, it's in bad shape. I may still keep it forever. I don't have the heart to throw it out. It has all my original little tabs of favorite portions. But I know it will fall apart after a couple more re-readings. That edition is lovely. I don't always seek books with notes. Sometimes there's too much personal commentary and I don't want that coloring my view of a book I am reading for the first time. Sometimes I'll read that information later. But, yes, if you're calling something "deluxe" (and charging for it) it seems only fair to have notes. I do seem to struggle keeping those flappy books open. I do most of my reading on the go, even sometimes while walking. But I still may get it. I'm debating between this one and an affordable hardcover. We'll see. Thanks, this was helpful.

I love this edition ❤ on my list to order

Excellent video, I enjoy getting a closer look into different editions!I'm finishing up the Penguin Classics Deluxe edition of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, and there are several pages of notes for each of the books three parts. I wonder what determines which of their books have these sorts of features included?

Always enjoy yuir book blethers, Cams. Wither in anticipation for my imminent book haul video.....

The continual tension between art and commerce has always fascinated me. 15:18

You have a busy July. I shall read both the Figes later in the year for Q4 of Historathon, but if I do well thi months I shall start Natasha's Dance later this month, as it starts in 1700s. Loved the video. My grandfather was in Afghanistan during WWI. He said that they were the best fighters he came across. He told a story of watching an Afghan make a rifle in a shed during the course of an afternoon. My grandfather was a sniper, but saw the craftsman, thought about shooting him, but a shadow came across the shed the man was working in, so grandfather made it an excuse to not shoot him. Later that afternoon, he shot two Afghans thar were laying traps on the road. As he said, "why the two, but not the one? War twists your mind".

Nice video Cam, it was a busy month of reading for you in June and looks like another in July! Would love to see a video on the Notion database you use to plan and track your reading. I tried to set something similar up in Notion myself a couple of years ago but without much success. It is based on a template, or your own design? Thanks for the content as always!

I loved the Farseer Trilogy. I skipped Liveship Traders because I fell in love with the Fool and jumped further into the larger series. But Liveship is calling to me. I’m also enjoying Jane Austen this month. I just read Northanger Abbey for the first time. What fun! Now I’m in the midst of Persuasion, such a sweet, sweet story. A People’s Tragedy just arrived in the mail. I’ve got some catching up to do. 😊

I don’t want to imagine that. But it is written and we must consider it.

Does "Jane Eyre" (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) include any notes?

It's packed full of information that I didn't know. The first part really gives you a clearer idea of Russian society in the lead up to 1917.

Thanks for putting this in my mind 😅

great review, maybe all book reviews should be from horizontal perspective)) I've been listening to Jan's reading of 4 chapters of the book on a BBC stream, can't wait for the audiobook, i could listen to her forever, her voice/accent puts me in the best of moods. hello to cat!

Wow, that is a lot of books to be reading at one time! I can't handle that many. But if you can, more power to you! A day full of reading and writing is always a perfect day.

So glad you picked up Night Train on impulse. This is a lovely thoughtful review. And yes, when those lads in Kharkiv started doing the Burnistoun lift sketch I was actually speechless for a minute. The world's a wee place eh.

I'm re-reading 1st and 2nd now in prep for the final chronicles, which weren't out when i first read them 25 yeas ago. I've got to say I'm enjoying them even more this time round. But i hear the final chronicles are disappointing. Has to be done though, can always try and forget them if that's true.

I had to mention... the book bag is looking pretty in your room😁

Revisionist right-wing bullshit, not even written by a Russian of course

Foo Fighters! Thanks for sharing the clip!

I have just started The Story of Russia on your praise of Orlando Figes. Very enjoyable so far.

OH! I've wanted to read this! I don't get paid until later in the week. Let me see if I can find it at a library for the moment.