STEVEN J SCOTT
A blog for avid readers, writers, literature lovers and all erudites
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7/28/2025 10:51:34 AM
Today in literature
- ✒ 159 years ago, on: 28-07-1866 Helen Beatrix Potter is born in West Brompton, London
Today in British history
- ⚜ 167 years ago, on: 28-07-1858 World's first time usage of fingerprints as a method of identification, by William Herschel from Slough
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.