@Zena Ryder do the used book stores get their stock from the public and give credit for trade ins?

@Julie Furxhi I've not heard of them.

Ooooo. Pick mine because it rhymes with feline; it's Florentine. At least that is the way I pronounce it.

Besides, it sounds Historic.

Since my read "Capuche: The Historic Cathar Mysteries" by Hotse Langeraar has a prologue that is not really related to the story --- rather it is an account of how the author got his inspiration, I wll give the start of its first chapter: ````````````````````````````````````````````` From inside the ramparts of Wintanceastre Castel three men peered through the arrow-loops down on the scaffold. Concealed, they prepared their longbows and knew they could act when the guards only paid attention to the event below. One reached behind his shoulder and felt the fletchings in this quiver. From touch, he knew the difference --- armor-piercing and short- and long-barbed tips for deep flesh wounds. He removed two long-barbs, nocked one, reased and the second followed before the first found its victim. The other two men acted in unison and six projectiles whized from the ramparts. As the shafts hit their targets, the three men exited the Castle and went separate ways, leaving Wintanceastre through the West, South and King's Gates. Half an hour earlier, a prisoner entered the field in an iron-caged horse-drawn cart. Unable to stand, wearing only a torn, bloo-stained shirt, his arms protruding at odd angles from his shoulders. ````````````````````````````````````````` My question to you is: Who do you suppose the archers were aiming at? The story will tell you and it is probably not going to be who you'd think.

@Zena Ryder I agree. It was one of the reasons I chose to read it.

Very interesting stuff. I learned that the origin of poet is from the Ancient Greek poiētḗs, meaning "maker, creator, or author," which stems from the verb poiéō, meaning "to make, create, or compose". It entered English through Latin poēta and Old French poete around the 14th century, emphasizing the poet as a "maker" of literary works.

@Felicity Fields I understand now why you put it down. I don't think I would have picked it up. I can hardly understand why anyone would undertake writing a book on the history of paper in England. It must have been a Doctorate dissertation (Ha,ha, I just accidentally wrote dysentery. It was probably a freudian slip). Anyway, that would explain all the footnotes. I imagine reading something like that would be like watching paint dry.

@Zena Ryder That is an extreme case of watching paint dry. I would not recommend it.