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'Ivanhoe' by Sir Walter Scott (An Ode to Audiobooks!)
I recently drove from Texas to Minnesota, and decided it was high time I dive into some classic literature that's long haunted my TBR pile: specifically, anything by Sir Walter Scott.
Erica Abbett
Jul 1, 20252 min read


Summer Reading 2025: Suggestions for 5th-12th Grade
It's no secret that some summer reading books are better than others. Over the years, I've developed a few hard-and-fast rules to sort...
Erica Abbett
Jun 8, 20254 min read


Latin's Hidden Superpower
It's no coincidence that when America decided Latin was too "old fashioned," the humanities stopped producing great minds.
Erica Abbett
Apr 8, 20253 min read


I Never Want My Son to Touch an iPad Again (It's Worse Than You Think)
Something has felt instinctively "off" about society's relationship with technology for a long time. I tried (and failed) to delete...
Erica Abbett
Apr 2, 20255 min read


Thoughts on a Potential Pivot? ("Renaissance Revival")
Hello wonderful Vocabbett readers, Ever since launching Vocabbett Annotated Classics , which have been selling wonderfully, I've been...
Erica Abbett
Apr 1, 20252 min read


Exploring "Macbeth": An In-Depth Look at Annotated Editions
The moment I began annotating classic novels, people started asking, "Why don't you do Shakespeare?"
"It's been done!" I'd reply.
Erica Abbett
Feb 20, 20253 min read
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