Saturday, January 28, 2023
Skye O'Malley by Bertrice Small, 473 pages
There has never been a woman like luscious, raven-haired, hot-tempered Skye O'Malley. She is the courageous seafaring captain of her own mighty fleet, and intelligent enough to win a battle of wits with Queen Elizabeth herself. Follow along as Skye O'Malley is swept up in a journey filled with romance and passion that takes her from glittering Ireland, to lush Algeria, to the heart of London in pursuit of a unique and eternal love.....
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, 208 pages
The Bet of a Lifetime
1875-Phileas Fogg challenges 19th century Earth, wagering his entire fortune that he can cross Europe, Arabia, India, China, Japan, and the untamed vastness of America-with no plans, no arrangements, and no air travel-in exactly eighty days.
The Challenge of the Century
Fogg must cross jungles, deserts, mountains, oceans; he must save a princess; fight duels; battle hurricanes, blizzards, savages, and fanatics. But if Fogg suffers even one breakdown, delay, or missed connection, he will lose everything he owns...
And he is being chased around the world by a bounty hunter who is determined to stop Fogg.
At any cost...
1066 And All That by W. C. Sellar & R. J. Yeatman, 124 pages
"Canute began by being a Bad King on the advice of his Courtiers, who informed him (owing to a misunderstanding of the Rule Britannia) that the King of England was entitled to sit on the sea without getting wet."
This humorous "history" is a book that has itself become part of the UK's history. The authors made the claim that "All the History you can remember is in the Book," and, for most Brits, they were probably right. But it is their own unique interpretation of events that has made the book a classic; an uproarious satire on textbook history and a population's confused recollections of it.
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