Sometimes, however, Mr. Honan's historical digressions wander far away from Jane Austen's concerns.

Smiling slightly at this historical digression, Cranston decided not to interrupt.

The book followed his established style of historical digressions, tied in with contemporary events and a multitude of anecdotes.

A link to an electronic tour of Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia is there as well, for those who want a historical digression.

These historical digressions in themselves are lucid, beautifully written essays.

Besides, the novel is punctuated with brisk historical digressions for the really ignorant.

What distinguishes him from most solo performers is how elegantly he blends personal stories, historical digressions and philosophical ruminations.

Through personal profiles and historical and demographic digressions, the author takes the pulse of Northampton, Mass., a city of 30,000 highly diverse people.

The historical digressions in the book touch the profoundest problems of Jewish science; and it remains their indisputable merit to have paved the way for critical studies in Jewish history.

To understand Mr. Bowen's thinking and subsequent actions requires a brief historical digression.