Christmas newsletters, the life of Desiderius Erasmus and the lure of pebbles December 28, 2020 at 01:09PM

Christmas newsletters, the life of Desiderius Erasmus and the lure of pebbles

A SELECTION of three articles read aloud from the holiday issue of The Economist. This week: a history of Christmas newsletters, the life of Desiderius Erasmus (18:20) and the lure of pebbles (37:45). Runtime: 55 min

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