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Newsletter · By Simon Haisell · English · Paid tier available · Official site

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  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    War & Peace Weekly #39: Beyond Understanding (opens the original)

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    Subscribe nowHello slow readersIf you have read up to Book 4, Part 1, Chapter 11, you can now read or listen to my weekly post, W&P #39: Beyond Understanding, and join the discussion in the comments. I published this post in 2025, and the comments are ordered from most recent to oldest.<a hr

  2. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    War & Peace: Day 273 (opens the original)

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    War & Peace | Schedule | Characters | SettingsPrevious Chapter |

  3. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    War & Peace: Day 272 (opens the original)

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    War & Peace | Schedule | Characters | SettingsPrevious Chapter |

  4. Issue · Sep 28, 2026

    Wolf Crawl 2026 #39: No way forward (opens the original)

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    Subscribe now<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1333" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-94I!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto

  5. Issue · Sep 28, 2026

    War & Peace: Day 271 (opens the original)

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    War & Peace | Schedule | Characters | SettingsPrevious Chapter | <a href="https://footnotesandtangents.substack.com/p/war-and-peace-2026-day-

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