I've read the great majority of G A Henty's books. I gorged on them. They were on the internet! Better yet, they were free! Many late nights were spent reading one book after another. Beric the Briton, A Knight of the White Cross, In the Reign of Terror, For the Temple and Winning His Spurs… Continue reading Henty and I
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Quotables – Fascinating Work, Slaving Away and Poetical Landscapes
I can't sit still and see another man slaving and working. I want to get up and superintend, and walk round with my hands in my pockets, and tell him what to do. It is my energetic nature. I can't help it. - - - I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and… Continue reading Quotables – Fascinating Work, Slaving Away and Poetical Landscapes
The Proof has come – and I have proof!
So this is a post which I meant to post on Friday. And then I moved it forward a little. 'I'll post it then,' I thought. But then I didn't. Because reasons. So now I'm posting it late. Oh well ... Do you ever have moments of 'Squee!'? I do. And I did last Friday… Continue reading The Proof has come – and I have proof!
Recountings: A bone! I have a bone to pick!
Mary Stewart is a favourite of mine. However, I have a bone to pick with her. Oh, and what is below has spoilers. You have been warned. This isn't a review. It's a Recounting. First, the blurb from Goodreads. (One must always have a blurb.) Lovely Vanessa March, two years married and very much in… Continue reading Recountings: A bone! I have a bone to pick!
A Recounting, a Cover Reveal and a Release Date
Rachel Heffington is back! But this time, there isn't an American journalist in sight. I present to you, the front cover of Miss Heffington's soon-to-be-released first foray into the murky world of ... murder. Anon, Sir, Anon Rachel Heffington The 12:55 out of Darlington brought more than Orville Farnham's niece; murder was passenger. In coming… Continue reading A Recounting, a Cover Reveal and a Release Date
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