Posts from March 2, 2026

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A Room with Enough Shelves

Mar 2, 2026 By Andy Barca

E-books are convenient. Audiobooks are practical. But the paper book is what got me hooked — and what I hope will fill my shelves again one day

Political Ravishment, or The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street in Danger! by James Gillray, 1797

The Old Lady's Paper

Mar 2, 2026 By Andy Barca

On 2 March 1797, the Bank of England issued its first £1 and £2 banknotes — emergency paper to replace vanishing gold. The crisis measure became permanent. We still live with the consequences.