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November 11, 2013
The Rosewood School For Young Vampires
At the Rosewood School for Young Vampires, where the curtainsare always drawn against anything but knowledge, Tommy Fang, a comparatively new boy at the age of eighty , was sitting in a solitary position at the back of the school canteen.
Although enthusiastic about many aspects of his fate-chosen life style, his allergy relating to the sight and taste of blood had left him in a difficult position with regard to obtaining the necessary levels of nutrition, and als...
November 10, 2013
Ireland's 18th Century Famine (1740-1741)
Reblogged from Historical Writings:
Ireland was struck down by famine in 1740-1741, and this period in their history was referred to as the “Year of the Slaughter.”
It started with a Great Frost in December 1739 and went on to September 1741. Temperatures across Ireland and Europe plummeted to -12 °C indoors, and as high as -32°C outdoors.
Little snow fell, as the winds increased, and temperatures dropped even further.
Burgh Castle & Church - Norfolk
Reblogged from Historical Writings:
Situated out beyond the marshes, amongst the golden countryside, fields of ripening corn, shaded by the ruins, of the Roman Fort. Still it sits their, elegant as ever, after centuries of decay and destruction.
For as long as the Roman Empire, ruled this land of ours. Burgh Castle, towered as an impregnable fort, which formed part of the Saxon Shore…
WOLF-COATS AND BLOODY SHIELDS OF BATTLE
Reblogged from The Old Marlovian:
THE LAY OF HAROLD
By Thorbiorn Hornklofi.
Hearken, ye ring-bearers, while of Harold I tell you,
the mightily wealthy, and his manful war-deeds;
words I o`erheard a maiden high minded speaking,
golden haired, white armed, with a glossy-beaked raven.
Wise thought her the valkyrie; were welcome never
men to the bright-eyed one, her who bird`s speech new well.
Greeted the light-lashed maiden, the lily-throated woman,
SEARCHING FOR MOMMA
Reblogged from Barbara Ann Mojica's BLOG:
Terry Treetop and the Lost Egg
Written by Tali Cami
Illustrated by Cindy Liang
This is another book in a series from the Happy Inspired Children's Books Collection featuring an endearing young boy named Terry Treetop because he loves climbing trees. In this one, Terry has found an egg lying on the ground. He vows to protect it at all costs until he can locate the mother.
Book Review ~ When Kings were Gods that Bled
Reblogged from Victoria Adams' Reading Alcove:
I, the Sun, by Janet Morris Available on Amazon for around $26.00 in paperback and $10.00 in Kindle.
Since history is one of my first and most cherished loves I am rather picky when seeking the “historical fiction” story. It’s not because I don’t enjoy a great story, it’s because I want to read the work of authors that cared enough to really do their homework when it comes to describing people, places and events somewhere in our past.
November 9, 2013
Canada - Part Ten: Creating a Children's Classic - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
Reblogged from Sisters of The Bruce:
No one was more surprised than Canadian writer, Lucy MaudMontgomery, when her children's tale, Anne of Green Gables,became an internationalbest seller.
Maud, as she liked to be called, had been earning money from her articles and poems, selling them to various papers and publishing houses. She held no illusions about the quality of her writing, but simply loved to write and to bring the characters fromher vivid imagination, alive and kicking onto the page.
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In her book, A Jury of Her Peers: American Women Writers From Anne Bradstreet to Annie Proulx, Elaine Showalter argues that America was more gender-divided than Europe throughout the 19th century
Elaine Showalter, the U.S.literary critic who is a Consulting Editor forInterlitqbeen cited in "Is 'The Great American Novel' a Useless Concept?" (Claire Fallon, Huff Post, 17.10.13):
"Elaine Showalter, in her book A Jury of Her Peers: American Women Writers From Anne Bradstreet to Annie Proulx, also argues that America was more gender-divided than Europe throughout the 19th century, which saw the publication of so many seminal novels.
November 8, 2013
Spiritus Walking with Author Tracee Ford on YouTube: Ghosts
Reblogged from Tracee Ford, Author:
Tomorrow night's episode of Spiritus Walking will cover a discussion about ghosts, so that is what tonight's blog is about. So are ghosts real? Or... are the figments of our imagination? There are thousands of documented accounts of ghost encounters. In fact, there are different types of ghosts. Let's start there. Let's explore the different categories.
There are human ghosts. These are individuals that haven't crossed over for some reason.
