Nudie Reads

His name is a byword for being a pants man. But Casanova was also a classic Enlightenment era writer. He was a true libertine and his jailbreak story, from Venice's notoriously unbreakable Piombi prison, taken from his memoirs, is a ripping yarn. 🇮🇹🎼✍️😘

Nudie Reads the Book of Common Prayer 1662. Paul's letter to the Corinthians 13:1 on love, or charity. From Bergman’s films to metal riffs, “through a glass, darkly” haunts us still. Sending peaceful vibes for Lent to all listeners. 📖🔥

Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais is a Giant story - literally. Filled with wit and bawdy humour it is a five-book satirical masterpiece, first published in the 16th century. Perfect reading for Mardi Gras, the season of indulgence andrevelry. 🇫🇷📖✨

Experience the chilling legend of Sawney Bean, the Scot's cannibal and his demented clan, from a 1836 book that's as mysterious as its subjects.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 📖✨

The Charge of the Light Brigade was written in 1854 by Alfred Lord Tennyson, inspired by the disastrous cavalry charge at the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War. Tennyson was one of the greatest poets of the Victorian era. You probably know this poem. It's loved and and recited still around the world. 🐎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧✍️

Old age fraud is always newsworthy and in 1835 PT Barnum wrote a compelling flyer for his first ever foray into showmanship and hoaxing the public. Poor old - but not 161 years old - Joice Heth was his muse. 👵🎪🇺🇸

Plutarch’s Life of Crassus is one of the key surviving sources on Spartacus’s rebellion. Though written about 150 years after the events, and about 2000 years ago, it's a rollicking read and invaluable insight into the man who shook Rome. The story remains a powerful testament to resistance, even today. 📖✨

The 1983 New York Post headline "Headless Body in Topless Bar" remains one of journalism’s most memorable works. The New York Post sure has a knack for sensational storytelling. It’s come a long way from Alexander Hamilton! 🇺🇸💀📦👮🗞️

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves is one of the most well-known stories fromA Thousand and One Arabian Nights. It’s a tale of wit and cunning and it's all rather violent. Bugt it stands as proof that intelligence can triumph over brute strength. ✨🏺🔑💃

The Parable of the Fence is one of G.K. Chesterton’s most enduring ideas, perfectly, simply and shortly expressed. It reminds us that before we dismantle something, we should understand why it exists. A valuable lesson for any time, including February 2025 as President Trump and his DOGE team get to work. 🤨💡👀🔩