@FlockOfCats Richards Topical Encyclopedia. My favourite part was Volume 14, which introduced me to Greek and Roman mythology, Beowulf, Chaucer, the Nibelungenlied, King Arthur, and much more.
Eclectic Human
Cyclist, amateur pianist and photographer. Insatiable reader, spelunker of rabbit holes, rookie Wikipedian. Fractal maker, Linux newbie, Oxford comma warrior.
Past hustles include working for an opera company and a music conservatory, writing on opera and music, wrangling websites, and (way back) driving tractor and operating a roller coaster at an amusement park.
Farm brat living on Vancouver Island. Angst-ridden doomscroller. Caregiver for a sourdough starter named Quasimodough.