STEVEN J SCOTT
A blog for avid readers, writers, literature lovers and all erudites
Nihil sine deo
7/2/2026 5:26:47 PM
Today in literature
- ✒ 65 years ago, on: 02-07-1961 Ernest Hemingway dies aged 61
- ✒ 28 years ago, on: 02-07-1998 Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets (J. K. Rowling) is published
Today in British history
- ⚜ 328 years ago, on: 02-07-1698 English engineer Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine
- ⚜ 228 years ago, on: 02-07-1798 World's oldest serving police force established, Marine Police to guard merchant vessels on Thames
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.