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Mary Beard, Oxford professor, feminist and writer. David Levenson / Getty Images
Book review: Mary Beard explains why trolls are just ancient misogynists
This timely volume of classics is an academic yet accessible manifesto on how women have been silenced throughout history and continue to be so
Lucy Scholes
November 12, 2017