Check out some Fun Facts about Raymond Chandler (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959), creator of the detective Philip Marlowe.

Several pages of this book are dedicated to misconceptions about the moon landing and Mr. Armstrong’s life, especially those circulating in cyberspace

While this is certainly not a history book, the lives of the women follow the national struggles (civil rights for example) which got national attention

The book is divided into five parts; Home Port, The Atlantic, The Arabian Sea, The Eastern Seas, and The Pacific. Each of these has descriptive sections.

Author Keith Dono­hue wrote the black comedy “Centuries of June” which I very much enjoyed . I had many questions about this strange book, which somehow works

“The Scarlet Pimpernel” by Baroness Emmuska Orczy (book review) has had some excellent covers over the years. Take a look and let me know which one is your favorite. I like number 2 and 3. Number three especially since it is mysterious and has a lot to do with the story. Zohar – Man of la book Related articles The Scarlet Pimpertool (doubleplusundead.com) Confessions of a Geek (There’s Nothing ‘Former’ About It) (alwayscoffee.wordpress.com) My favorite books (satsumaart.wordpress.com)

“The Scarlet Pimpernel” by Baroness Emmuska Orczy is an exciting book with some great history behind it. After reading it (book review) I did some research on it and found some amazing and fun facts. 1) Baroness Emmuska Orczy full name is Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála Orczy de Orczi. Emmuska, meaning “little Emma”, is a nickname and is pronounced em-moosh-ka. 2) “The Scarlet Pimpernel” was originally written as a play which received negative reviews but popular success. 3) The book was published after the play opened and was immediately successful. 4) The novel was translated to at least 16 languages and been adapted to film, television and even a musical. 5) Due to the success of her novel, Baroness Orczy wrote a whole series of books associated with “The Scarlet Pimpernel”. The books were not written in chronological order, however for your convince here they are in the order they might be read: The Laughing Cavalier The First Sir Percy The Scarlet Pimpernel Sir Percy Leads the Band The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel I Will Repay! The Elusive Pimpernel Eldorado Mam’zelle Guillotine Lord Tony’s Wife The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel Sir Percy Hits Back Adventures…

The “League of the Scarlet Pimpernel” is famous for rescuing French noblemen from certain death in creative and daring ways. A bounty is placed on their leader

A man wakes up to use the bathroom, lying on the floor with a gashing wound on his head. Another man appears which might be his deceased father

August 7 is the birthday of the character Dr. Watson. Created by Arthur Conan Doyle, Dr. Watson became almost as famous as the protagonist, Sherlock Holmes.