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Alexander Pope Wrote a 35-Page Takedown of a Historian
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CGP Grey tells the story of Alexander Pope's long takedown of a historian, Thomas Hearne, framed around the quirks of library books and archival research. It is a funny, digressive video essay about literary feuds and tracking down original sources.
HN commenters point to it as a masterpiece of humorous archival detective work and a great watch about books and libraries.
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