Michael William Sharp, Man Eating; Norfolk Museums Service; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/man-eating-1160.1913. Via Wikimedia Commons In a series of visits to Britain between 1862 and 1870, outspoken Frenchman Hippolyte Taine wrote lengthily about his impressions, and his comments-at-a-distance give us a clear and fascinating view of our ancestors in a way that no other source quite achieves.    Like... Continue Reading →