STEVEN J SCOTT
A blog for avid readers, writers, literature lovers and all erudites
Nihil sine deo
6/24/2026 5:47:35 PM
Today in literature
- ✒ 201 years ago, on: 24-06-1825 W.H. Smith, English news agent and bookseller, is born
Today in British history
- ⚜ 686 years ago, on: 24-06-1340 Battle of Sluys. King Edward III with 120 captures or destroys almost all 210 French ships
- ⚜ 517 years ago, on: 24-06-1509 King Henry VIII is crowned at Westminster Abbey. His reign started on: 22/04/1509
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.