STEVEN J SCOTT
A blog for avid readers, writers, literature lovers and all erudites
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6/16/2026 8:34:27 AM
Today in literature
- ✒ 210 years ago, on: 16-06-1816 Because of Lord Byron ghost story competition, Mary Shelley will write the famous Frankenstein
Today in British history
- ⚜ 202 years ago, on: 16-06-1824 RSPCA Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was founded
- ⚜ 539 years ago, on: 16-06-1487 Battle of Stoke Field, last battle of the War of the roses, Henry VII defeats decisively the pretender Lambert Simnel
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.