STEVEN J SCOTT
A blog for avid readers, writers, literature lovers and all erudites
Nihil sine deo
7/10/2025 9:20:36 PM
Today in literature
- ✒ 263 years ago, on: 10-07-1762 Monument to George Frideric Handel is unveiled at Westminster Abbey
- ✒ 154 years ago, on: 10-07-1871 Marcel Proust is born in Auteuil, Paris, France
Today in British history
- ⚜ 985 years ago, on: 10-07-1040 Lady Godiva rides naked on horseback through Coventry to force her husband, the Earl, to lower taxes
- ⚜ 565 years ago, on: 10-07-1460 Battle of Northampton. Yorkist victory (Richard Neville) against the Lancaster, capturing Henry VI
- ⚜ 472 years ago, on: 10-07-1553 Lady Jane Grey claims the English throne. Her reign will last for only 9 days
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.