Following last Saturday’s look at Jingoism and the poetry of Sir Henry Newbolt, I’ve had several requests from readers for more from that period. I’m happy to oblige. Alfred, Lord Tennyson was one of the greatest poets of the Victorian era and the entire 19th century. He was Poet Laureate of Britain for most… Continue reading Saturday Snippet: One of the legends of the Victorian era
Tag: Books
A new book, and a new career
Two friends have important announcements today. First, Old NFO, a.k.a. Jim Curtis, has just released his latest book, the second in his Western series “The Bell Chronicles“. It’s titled “Ranching in Colorado“. The blurb reads: Back in Texas he might be The Rio Kid, but at the other end of a long cattle drive… Continue reading A new book, and a new career
Saturday Snippet: By Jingo, we’ll do it!
The term “Jingoism” has become an epithet for hard-line, extreme nationalism, and as such has fallen out of favor. However, in the 19th and early 20th centuries, it was common among all levels of British society, and was the philosophy that informed much of the British Imperial system and its colonies. (America had its… Continue reading Saturday Snippet: By Jingo, we’ll do it!
Saturday Snippet: Eerily prescient
In my comments about the raid on President Trump earlier this week, I said: I believe we have never been closer to the outbreak of Civil War 2.0 than we are right now. May God prevent it, if that’s still possible. I’ve seen nothing since writing those words to make me change my mind. … Continue reading Saturday Snippet: Eerily prescient
“BUT WHAT ABOUT THE ORANGUTAN?”
I laughed out loud while reading an account of an innocent academic, thrust headlong into the sturm und drang of theoretical debate over Edgar Allan Poe‘s horror stories and whether they’re racist or not. It’s a series of screenshots captured by an Imgur user, so I can’t transcribe them all here; you’ll have to click… Continue reading “BUT WHAT ABOUT THE ORANGUTAN?”
Saturday Snippet: The Civil War at sea, from one of my current works in progress
As regular readers will know, I’m hard at work on several novels that I hope to publish over the course of the next year. Two are approaching completion: the sixth volume of the Maxwell Saga military science-fiction series, and the first in a trilogy about the Union Navy during the Civil War of 1861-65. … Continue reading Saturday Snippet: The Civil War at sea, from one of my current works in progress
Saturday Snippet: One of the finest historical novelists in the world is being republished
I was almost giddy with delight this week when I learned that the novels of the late Rosemary Sutcliff are being republished, and in e-book form, too. She acquired worldwide fame for her children’s, young adult and adult historical fiction, winning many awards in the process. She published more than 50 books during the course… Continue reading Saturday Snippet: One of the finest historical novelists in the world is being republished
My wife’s latest book is published!
My wife’s latest book – her sixth, and the fourth in her “Combined Operations” series – has just been published. It’s titled “Between Two Graves“. The blurb reads: He swore he wouldn’t be back while his parents lived… Now, almost thirty years later, AJ is going home. Ordered to attend his mother’s funeral in… Continue reading My wife’s latest book is published!
Saturday Snippet: Early artistic tribulations
Former doctor Donald Stewart studied all the way to graduation as an M.D., then fled the medical field to become an artist. He wrote about his journey in an amusing and interesting account titled “Past Medical History“. I’ve chosen an early chapter from the book, wherein the author describes early, faltering attempts at art in… Continue reading Saturday Snippet: Early artistic tribulations
Saturday Snippet: A 19th-century view of money, interest and investment
Today’s Snippet is from a book that’s not yet published. It’s “The Price of Time: The Real Story of Interest” by Edward Chancellor. Financial and investment analyst John Mauldin has been publishing excerpts from the book in his free weekly newsletter “Thoughts From The Frontline“. (If you’re not already subscribed to it, I highly… Continue reading Saturday Snippet: A 19th-century view of money, interest and investment