Welcome to “I” in the A to Z Challenge 2017. The 1st Duke of Wellington is my theme for this year’s Challenge. Arthur Wellesley was floundering in life after attending Eton, but then he went to a French military academy since his mother was living in Brussels. There he actually studied French and did better…
Welcome to “B” in the A to Z Challenge 2017. The Duke of Wellington is my theme for this year’s Challenge. Badajoz is a the name of a city and province in the autonomous community of Extremadura in southeastern Spain. During the Napoleonic or Peninsular Wars, the Earl of Wellington (as Arthur Wellesley was known…
The Care and Management of Lies: A Novel of the Great War by Jacqueline Winspear HarperCollins, NY July 1, 2014 336 pages Jacqueline Winspear’s eleventh novel, The Care and Management of Lies, was recently published and the publication date preceded the 100th anniversary of the beginning of WWI by just a few weeks. The publication date…
I sometimes go months and months without making sure the links I have on my sidebar are still relevant and up-to-date. I just finished checking them again and added and deleted a few and also found out some interesting news items. First and foremost, Sarah Dunant’s new historical fiction book on the Borgias is…
A few months ago, I found myself in a terrible reading slump. I wanted to participate in the International Anita Brookner Day last July 16th, but could not choose a book and could not focus to read, even though I had just bought two used Anita books in Arkansas. I also had ideas for some…
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