STEVEN J SCOTT
A blog for avid readers, writers, literature lovers and all erudites
Nihil sine deo
9/18/2025 6:36:15 AM
Today in literature
- ✒ 316 years ago, on: 18-09-1709 Samuel Johnson, writer and compiler of the first English dictionary is born in Lichfield, England
- ✒ 216 years ago, on: 18-09-1809 Rebuilded Royal opera house in in Covent garden, London opens (First one opened on 7/12/1732)
Today in British history
- ⚜ 481 years ago, on: 18-09-1544 King Henry VIII's troops occupy Boulogne
- ⚜ 266 years ago, on: 18-09-1759 Battle of Quebec ends. The British force captures Quebec city from the French
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.