England

Fun Facts Friday: Enid Bangold

Enid Bangold (27 October, 1889 – 31 March, 1981) was a British writer, feminist, and autobiographer. She is known for…

1 year ago

Fun Facts Friday: Thomas Hughes

Thomas Hughes was an English author, social reform advocate, and lawyer. He is remembered for his semi-biographical work Tom Brown’s…

1 year ago

Fun Facts Friday: Rosamunde Pilcher

Rosamunde Pilcher (22 September, 1924 – 6 February, 2019) was an award-winning English novelist. She is known for her novels…

1 year ago

Book Review: The Traitor by Ava Glass

The Traitor by Ava Glass is an easy-to-read page turner, with vivid description,Mediterranean ports-of-call, and tension, as danger lurks behind…

1 year ago

Book Review: For Special Services by John Gardner

The strong plot in the first half of the book is very enjoyable but loses it in a bizarre second…

1 year ago

Fun Facts Friday: Charlotte Mary Yonge

Charlotte Mary Yonge was a prolific English author, writing in the service of the Church of England attempting to spread…

1 year ago

Fun Facts Friday: Percy Bysshe Shelley

Percy Bysshe Shelley was a radical English Romantic poet. Even though he was never famous during his lifetime, Mr. Shelley…

2 years ago

Fun Facts Friday: Gerard Manley Hopkins

Gerard Manley Hopkins was an English religious poet and priest. He found fame after his death, and is considered one…

2 years ago

Book Review: Licensed Renewed by John Gardner

Licensed Renewed updates the Bond to the 1980s. The author accomplishes this task seamlessly, finds his own voice, and does…

2 years ago

Fun Facts Friday: John Gay

John Gay (30 June, 1685 – 4 December, 1732) was a poet and dramatist from England. Mr. Gay is known…

2 years ago

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