STEVEN J SCOTT


A blog for avid readers, writers, literature lovers and all erudites


Nihil sine deo

Saturday, 26 April 2025

Today in literature

  • ✒ 461 years ago, on: 26-04-1564 William Shakespeare is baptised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
  • ✒ 100 years ago, on: 26-04-1925 The Trial (Franz Kafka) is published

Today in British history

  • ⚜ 102 years ago, on: 26-04-1923 The Duke of York (future King George VI) marries Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon

Writers through centuries

Some of the greatest writers through the centuries, and their grandiose work that shaped our lives, minds, and intellect.

Latest post »

Erudite

A section that combines literature and their authors with other fine arts, classical music, painting or architecture.

Latest post »

British world

A small tribute to the country that excelled in so many fields and gave us the true “lingua franca”: English. British world

Latest post »

Book reviews

Literature book reviews in light of current times can teach us more than just the story of the book itself. It applied then; it applies now.

Latest post »