Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Montaigne is popularly regarded as the father of the essay, and these select few from Book 1 have pushed me, puzzled me and pumped me right up into fits of contrapuntal anger! He’s never quite as certain of himself as his writing warrants, and though he was fiddling and faffing many centuries ago, may approach topics still integral to us in this shinier and busier century. P.S anyone who can locate Chelsea tickets for the FA Cup 4th round will win a coconut from me.

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