Farewell to 2009

So at last we are come to the end of 2009, and what a year this has been!

For one thing, we have established this "blog" entitled Beltrano's Parlour, with 33 postings since its inception on 24 August. We have commented on the first 15 Aphorisms of the Centiloquium Hermetis, and in addition we have offered postings on a variety of other interesting topics. Among other things, we have introduced literary works by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, Aldous Huxley, Plutarch, Clark Ashton Smith, and Joseph Sheridan Lefanu, along with an interesting proposal for a course of studies in Comparative Literature. In addition, we have presented some interesting Swedish and Irish folklore, along with a few insights from Caucasology. We have presented some of the more important principles of the traditional English Pronunciation of Latin, as well as a few introductory observations about the English Pronunciation of Greek. We have introduced some passages from the Zohar for analysis and discussion, leading to some concepts of the greatest importance for Biblical Exegesis and for the study of Mathematics, especially the study of the number Thirteen.

During the course of 2010, we hope to expand our discussion of all these matters, along with some new ones pertaining to Linguistics, Mnemonics, and Mental Arithmetic.

Now the year 2009 draws to a close, and its departure is for us like taking leave of an old friend. What a fine year this has been!

And now we would like to wish all of our readers a prosperous and productive New Year. Gilocavt axal c'els!

From your humble servants, OTTAVIO BELTRANO, OLD HAT, and MARY BLISS