HISTORY OF CHARLES DICKENS Today marks the 200th birthdate of Charles Dickens, considered by many the greatest English writer since Shakespeare — at least he was during his lifetime in the Victorian age. He enjoyed the distinction of fame and a measure of financial success during his lifetime, starting in his 20s. Many of his [...]
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HISTORY OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL I am in London as I edit this. With February 7, 2012 being the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens, there are special exhibits at the Museum of London, the British Library, and the Charles Dickens Museum…which is the only surviving London residence of Dickens, the most popular English writer since [...]
HISTORY OF THE KING JAMES BIBLE Churches around the world are celebrating a quadicentennial: 400 years ago marked the publishing, at the request of the Anglican clergy, of what would become the Authorized Version of the Bible, to wide acclaim. But there are 3 problems with that statement. While it is true that the King [...]
HISTORY OF TOWEL DAY May 25 celebrates Towel Day as a day to honor Douglas Adams, the author of the five (or six) book trilogy Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Originally created in May of 2001 to mark the passing of English science fiction humor author Douglas Adams, the day is set aside for fans of [...]
Perhaps the saddest book I’ve ever read, the first “new” J.R.R. Tolkien book in 30 years is “…long and sad in the telling, as are all tales of Middle Earth.” While it is beautiful in its composition and deep in its scope, it contains in it at all times a sense of “doom” that seems [...]
