STEVEN J SCOTT
A blog for avid readers, writers, literature lovers and all erudites
Nihil sine deo
6/29/2026 7:22:08 PM
Today in literature
- ✒ 138 years ago, on: 29-06-1888 First (known) recording of classical music made: Handel's "Israel in Egypt" on wax cylinder
- ✒ 126 years ago, on: 29-06-1900 Antoine de Saint-Exupery is born in Lyon, France
Today in British history
- ⚜ 517 years ago, on: 29-06-1509 Lady Margaret Beaufort dies just 2 months after her son, King Henry VII
- ⚜ 171 years ago, on: 29-06-1855 Daily telegraph, known also as The Telegraph, British daily broadsheet newspaper
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.