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Speaking afterwards, Swayne told the BBC, Hilaire Belloc's cautionary tales were his "favourite reading and a compendium of wisdom".
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
In the 1790s, the Scottish artist James Wales employed both men to depict ancient Indian architecture for a compendium of Indian landscapes, “Oriental Scenery,” published 1795-1807/8.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Those writings, discovered in her New York City apartment after she died in her Alabama hometown nine years ago, have been gathered into the welcome hybrid compendium “The Land of Sweet Forever.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025
Corporate earnings calls provide a mixed picture similar to the Fed’s Beige Book, the compendium of anecdotes from the 12 district banks prepared for the Oct. 28-29 Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Boockvar says.
From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025
A full compendium of those laws would run more than three thousand pages and weigh approximately ten pounds, but the general thrust of it should be easy enough for any American to understand.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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