STEVEN J SCOTT
A blog for avid readers, writers, literature lovers and all erudites
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Friday, 04 April 2025
Today in literature
- ✒ 165 years ago, on: 04-04-1860 Publication of George Eliot's (real name Mary Anne Evans) book "The mill on the floss"
Today in British history
- ⚜ 214 years ago, on: 04-04-1811 Opening of the Standedge tunnel: over 3 miles long, 194m underground and 196m above sea level
Writers through centuries
Some of the greatest writers through the centuries, and their grandiose work that shaped our lives, minds, and intellect.
Erudite
A section that combines literature and their authors with other fine arts, classical music, painting or architecture.
British world
A small tribute to the country that excelled in so many fields and gave us the true “lingua franca”: English. British world
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.