In this episode of Canonball we continue discussing "The New Science," which was written by Giambattista Vico and first published in 1725, before being republished in a revised edition in 1730, and a final edition in 1744. See also Part I for m...

In this episode of Canonball we begin discussing "The New Science," which was written by Giambattista Vico and first published in 1725, before being republished in a revised edition in 1730, and a final edition in 1744. See also Part II for mor...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Devil's Dictionary," which was written by Ambrose Bierce and first published as a book in 1906 before being republished in 1911.Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Last Man," which was written by Mary Shelley and published in 1826.Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: VollrathPublishing.com

This is a short story I wrote. I hope you enjoy it. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: VollrathPublishing.com

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Statesman," which is one of the dialogues of Plato, who lived in the fifth and fourth centuries BC.The cover art for this episode is Plato as depicted in a portion of the oil painting The Dea...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Sophist," which is one of the dialogues of Plato, who lived in the fifth and fourth centuries BC.The cover art for this episode is Plato as depicted in a portion of the oil painting The Death...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Theaetetus," which is one of the dialogues of Plato, who lived in the fifth and fourth centuries BC.The cover art for this episode is Plato as depicted in a portion of the oil painting The De...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Cratylus," which is one of the dialogues of Plato, who lived in the fifth and fourth centuries BC.The cover art for this episode is Plato as depicted in a portion of the oil painting The Deat...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Phaedo," which is one of the dialogues of Plato, who lived in the fifth and fourth centuries BC.The cover art for this episode is Plato as depicted in a portion of the oil painting The Death ...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Crito," which is one of the dialogues of Plato, who lived in the fifth and fourth centuries BC.The cover art for this episode is Plato as depicted in a portion of the oil painting The Death o...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Apology," which is one of the dialogues of Plato, who lived in the fifth and fourth centuries BC.The cover art for this episode is Plato as depicted in a portion of the oil painting The Death...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Euthyphro," which is one of the dialogues of Plato, who lived in the fifth and fourth centuries BC.The cover art for this episode is Plato as depicted in a portion of the oil painting The Dea...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Growth Of The Soil," which was written by Knut Hamsun and published in 1917.Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: VollrathPublishing.com

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Beautiful And Damned," which was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and published in 1922. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: Vollra...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote Of La Mancha," which was written by Miguel De Cervantes and originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615.A correction: Edith Grossman's translation is 9...

Today I wanted to let you know where I've been and what to expect going forward, then offer my thoughts on a few topics.  Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: VollrathPublishi...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss Volume I of "The Decline Of The West," which, subtitled "Form And Actuality," was written by Oswald Spengler and published in 1922. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss Volume I of "The Decline Of The West," which, subtitled "Form And Actuality," was written by Oswald Spengler and published in 1918. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss Volume III of "The Gulag Archipelago" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, which was written between 1958 and 1968 and published in 1973.Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at m...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss Volume II of "The Gulag Archipelago" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, which was written between 1958 and 1968 and published in 1973.Here is a recording of Liebestod, from Tristan and Isolde, which I men...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss Volume I of "The Gulag Archipelago" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, which was published in 1973.One correction: Since recording this I have found reports that Solzhenitsyn did apply for U.S. citizenshi...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Vanity Fair," which was written by William Makepeace Thackeray and first published in serialized form in 1847-1848. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my web...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss selected writings by George Orwell. I forgot to mention that Orwell was shot in the neck in the Spanish Civil War. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website:&n...

In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Foundations Of Arithmetic," which was written by Gottlob Frege and published in 1884.Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: VollrathPubli...