‘The Viking’ by Eddison Marshall: One of the Few Cases Where I Prefer the Film Version
I seem to be making a habit out of disliking one or both of the main characters in the books I’ve read recently: I couldn’t
May 11, 2021
I seem to be making a habit out of disliking one or both of the main characters in the books I’ve read recently: I couldn’t
I have read several books by Daphne du Maurier and have admired her writing style, her evocative descriptions, her clever plotting, clarity of vision and
The atmosphere and the descriptions of the scenery were really good. The idea was original. It was well plotted overall. Generally, the characterisation is cleverly
Now for some comic relief. Who’s for a Gothic historical romance, full of anachronisms (which the re-cycled characters know too well). Scene: A castle in
Following on from my last post about servant lead characters, my own dark comedy ‘Georgian Romance Revolt’ is out on 17 September and is available
“If this ain’t a Bow Street Runner or some other thief taker, then I’m a Dutchwoman,” Kate told Suki, as they watched the short, stocky,
On 16 August 2019, it will be the bicentenary of the infamous Peterloo Massacre of 1819. In this dismal episode in British history, the part
Just before Whitsun I went to see Stonehenge, staying a couple of miles away in Amesbury. Oddly, although I have always lived towards the west
These last few days, I have been reading Harrison Ainsworth’s ‘Jack Sheppard.’ I knew little about this writer before, save that he wrote sensationalist literature
I am happy to say that my latest ‘The Peterloo Affair’, is now out oon Amazon.com here and Amazon.co.uk here I wrote this tale primarily as
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