An Image of the Times: An Irreverent companion to Ben Jonson's Four Humours and The Art of Diplomacy
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
Nils-Johan Jorgensen
Ambassador Nils-Johan Jørgensen was educated at the universities of Oslo and Oxford (Norway Scholar at Wadham) and was Research Fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI). As a Norwegian career diplomat he served in Brussels, Copenhagen, Harare, Tokyo, Bonn and Dar es Salaam. He retired in 2001. He is the author of books and articles on European integration, international development, Southern Africa and Germany and Japan, including Norge mot Europa? (Norway towards/against Europe?), Copenhagen, 1981, Nytt liv bak taken (A new life behind the haze in Zimbabwe), Oslo, 1989, and Japan og Tyskland. Gjenvinning og makt (Japan and Germany. Restoration and Power), Oslo, 1997. He is also author of Culture and Power in Germany and Japan: The Spirit of Renewal, Global Oriental, 2006.
Related to An Image of the Times
Related ebooks
Ulysses(Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Art of Reading Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Devil of Envy: Shakespeare's tragedies in the light of Francis Bacon's philosophy Ebook
Devil of Envy: Shakespeare's tragedies in the light of Francis Bacon's philosophy
byKitter KrebsRating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRobinson Crusoe Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Complete Works of Richard Burton Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTime and The Rose Garden: Encountering The Magical In The Life And Works Of J.B. Priestley Ebook
Time and The Rose Garden: Encountering The Magical In The Life And Works Of J.B. Priestley
byAnthony PeakeRating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFour Fools in the Age of Reason: Laughter, Cruelty, and Power in Early Modern Germany Ebook
Four Fools in the Age of Reason: Laughter, Cruelty, and Power in Early Modern Germany
byDorinda OutramRating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsYou are Gods!: John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Soul of a Bishop Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Book of Dreams and Ghosts (Annotated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHenry Fielding: Mask and Feast Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLeonard Cohen, Untold Stories: That's How the Light Gets In, Volume 3 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Vanity of Human Wishes (1749) and Two Rambler papers (1750) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Storyteller: Tales out of Loneliness Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Characters of Shakespeare's Plays Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChaucerian Play: Comedy and Control in the Canterbury Tales Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDa Happie Laand Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Distilling the Frenzy: Writing the History of One's Own Timed Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy Secret Planet Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Revenge at Elsinore Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Consolation of Philosophy: Translation by H. R. James Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Change of Air Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBetween Heaven and Earth Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThomas Henry Huxley: A Character Sketch Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRenaissance Minds and Their Fictions: Cusanus, Sidney, Shakespeare Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWintersong: New and selected verse Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPlague Dystopias Volume Seven: Old Saint Paul's, A Tale of the Plague and the Fire Ebook
Plague Dystopias Volume Seven: Old Saint Paul's, A Tale of the Plague and the Fire
byWilliam AinsworthRating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMasters of the English Novel: A Study of Principles and Personalities Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsInferno inside You: The Comedy Project Part 1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMontrose - A History Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related podcast episodes
Episode 101: “Reunion” by Fred Uhlman: Welcome back to this week’s episode of The Literary Life and our discussion of Fred Uhlman’s novella “.” After they finished sharing their commonplace quotes, Cindy shares how she came across this novella and why she wanted to discuss it on... Podcast episode
Episode 101: “Reunion” by Fred Uhlman: Welcome back to this week’s episode of The Literary Life and our discussion of Fred Uhlman’s novella “.” After they finished sharing their commonplace quotes, Cindy shares how she came across this novella and why she wanted to discuss it on...
byThe Literary Life Podcast0 ratings0% found this document usefulEpisode 36: A Winter's Tale, Act 3: On The Literary Life podcast today, we join our hosts Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks to discuss Act 3 of by Williams Shakespeare. Before jumping into Shakespeare, though, our hosts are excited to announce a new online conference... Podcast episode
Episode 36: A Winter's Tale, Act 3: On The Literary Life podcast today, we join our hosts Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks to discuss Act 3 of by Williams Shakespeare. Before jumping into Shakespeare, though, our hosts are excited to announce a new online conference...
byThe Literary Life Podcast0 ratings0% found this document usefulEpisode 118: An Intro to Shakespeare and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”: Welcome to this new season of The Literary Life podcast! This week we bring you an introduction both to William Shakespeare and his play . Hosts Angelina, Cindy and Thomas seek to give new Shakespeare readers a place from which to jump into his work... Podcast episode
Episode 118: An Intro to Shakespeare and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”: Welcome to this new season of The Literary Life podcast! This week we bring you an introduction both to William Shakespeare and his play . Hosts Angelina, Cindy and Thomas seek to give new Shakespeare readers a place from which to jump into his work...
byThe Literary Life Podcast0 ratings0% found this document usefulEpisode 87: The Literary Life of Wes Callihan: This week on The Literary Life podcast, our hosts chat with Wes Callihan, founder of and primary instructor in the by Roman Roads Media. Thomas starts off our interview today asking Wes what he remembers about stories and reading as a young person.... Podcast episode
Episode 87: The Literary Life of Wes Callihan: This week on The Literary Life podcast, our hosts chat with Wes Callihan, founder of and primary instructor in the by Roman Roads Media. Thomas starts off our interview today asking Wes what he remembers about stories and reading as a young person....
byThe Literary Life Podcast0 ratings0% found this document usefulEpisode 205: The “Best of” Series – Intro to Shakespeare and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Ep. 118: Welcome to this new season of The Literary Life podcast! During the month of January 2024, we will be re-airing our series of episodes on Shakespeare’s . This week we bring you an introduction both to William Shakespeare and his play A... Podcast episode
Episode 205: The “Best of” Series – Intro to Shakespeare and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Ep. 118: Welcome to this new season of The Literary Life podcast! During the month of January 2024, we will be re-airing our series of episodes on Shakespeare’s . This week we bring you an introduction both to William Shakespeare and his play A...
byThe Literary Life Podcast0 ratings0% found this document usefulEpisode 194: “Out of the Silent Planet” by C. S. Lewis, Ch. 6-15: On The Literary Life podcast today, our hosts continue their discussion of C. S. Lewis’ science fiction novel , covering chapters 6-15. Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks begin by sharing their commonplace quotes, including some... Podcast episode
Episode 194: “Out of the Silent Planet” by C. S. Lewis, Ch. 6-15: On The Literary Life podcast today, our hosts continue their discussion of C. S. Lewis’ science fiction novel , covering chapters 6-15. Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks begin by sharing their commonplace quotes, including some...
byThe Literary Life Podcast0 ratings0% found this document usefulSeamus Heaney’s Afterlives: A Discussion with Joseph Nugent and Vera Kreilkamp Podcast episode
Seamus Heaney’s Afterlives: A Discussion with Joseph Nugent and Vera Kreilkamp
byNew Books in Literary Studies0 ratings0% found this document usefulEpisode 158: Introduction to Aristotle’s “Poetics”: On this episode of The Literary Life podcast, our hosts Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks open a new series of discussions about Aristotle’s work on story, . After sharing this week’s commonplace quotes, Thomas gives us some... Podcast episode
Episode 158: Introduction to Aristotle’s “Poetics”: On this episode of The Literary Life podcast, our hosts Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks open a new series of discussions about Aristotle’s work on story, . After sharing this week’s commonplace quotes, Thomas gives us some...
byThe Literary Life Podcast0 ratings0% found this document usefulN.L. Holmes Discusses Her Novel - Lake of Flowers: A Lord Hani Mystery - 427: N.L. Holmes Discusses Here Novel - Lake of Flowers: A Lord Hani Mystery. This is episode 427 of Teaching Learning Leading K12. N.L. Holmes is a prolific novelist embarking on another significant career phase. Prior to taking up the power of writing and... Podcast episode
N.L. Holmes Discusses Her Novel - Lake of Flowers: A Lord Hani Mystery - 427: N.L. Holmes Discusses Here Novel - Lake of Flowers: A Lord Hani Mystery. This is episode 427 of Teaching Learning Leading K12. N.L. Holmes is a prolific novelist embarking on another significant career phase. Prior to taking up the power of writing and...
byTeaching Learning Leading K-120 ratings0% found this document usefulMichael Rosen: Author and poet Michael Rosen reveals his formative creative influences and inspirations. Podcast episode
Michael Rosen: Author and poet Michael Rosen reveals his formative creative influences and inspirations.
byThis Cultural Life0 ratings0% found this document usefulFree Thinking: Landmark: Matthew Arnold's Culture and Anarchy: Simon Heffer and Tiffany Jenkins join Matthew Sweet and an audience at Sussex University. Podcast episode
Free Thinking: Landmark: Matthew Arnold's Culture and Anarchy: Simon Heffer and Tiffany Jenkins join Matthew Sweet and an audience at Sussex University.
byArts & Ideas0 ratings0% found this document usefulEpisode 218: “Best of” Series – Our Favorite Poems, Ep. 54: This week on The Literary Life, our hosts talk about their favorite poems and poets. Cindy starts off by sharing the early influences on her developing a love of poetry. Thomas also shares about his mother reading poetry to him as a child and the... Podcast episode
Episode 218: “Best of” Series – Our Favorite Poems, Ep. 54: This week on The Literary Life, our hosts talk about their favorite poems and poets. Cindy starts off by sharing the early influences on her developing a love of poetry. Thomas also shares about his mother reading poetry to him as a child and the...
byThe Literary Life Podcast0 ratings0% found this document usefulSeamus Heaney’s Afterlives: A Discussion with Joseph Nugent and Vera Kreilkamp Podcast episode
Seamus Heaney’s Afterlives: A Discussion with Joseph Nugent and Vera Kreilkamp
byNew Books in Irish Studies0 ratings0% found this document usefulEpisode 159: Aristotle's "Poetics", Part 1: On The Literary Life podcast this week, our hosts continue their series of discussions on Aristotle’s . Angelina, Cindy, and Thomas share some pertinent commonplace quotations to open the episode, then dive into this week’s text, beginning with... Podcast episode
Episode 159: Aristotle's "Poetics", Part 1: On The Literary Life podcast this week, our hosts continue their series of discussions on Aristotle’s . Angelina, Cindy, and Thomas share some pertinent commonplace quotations to open the episode, then dive into this week’s text, beginning with...
byThe Literary Life Podcast0 ratings0% found this document usefulDeep Storytelling: Bicultural History and Fiction with Andrew Rowen: It's a common truism that history is often written by the victors, but it is equally true that the actual story is more complicated. One of the most poignant examples of this is the "discovery" of the new world by Christopher Columbus. So today I... Podcast episode
Deep Storytelling: Bicultural History and Fiction with Andrew Rowen: It's a common truism that history is often written by the victors, but it is equally true that the actual story is more complicated. One of the most poignant examples of this is the "discovery" of the new world by Christopher Columbus. So today I...
byThis Anthro Life0 ratings0% found this document usefulEpisode 161: The Literary Life of Lia Techand: This week on The Literary Life podcast, we bring you another fun Literary Life of…episode. Angelina, Thomas, and Cindy’s guest today is Lia Techand, our first international guest on the podcast. Lia, a German born in Kyrgyzstan, currently serving... Podcast episode
Episode 161: The Literary Life of Lia Techand: This week on The Literary Life podcast, we bring you another fun Literary Life of…episode. Angelina, Thomas, and Cindy’s guest today is Lia Techand, our first international guest on the podcast. Lia, a German born in Kyrgyzstan, currently serving...
byThe Literary Life Podcast0 ratings0% found this document usefulEpisode 162: "Ion" – On Socratic Dialogue and Reading Plato: Welcome to this week’s episode of The Literary Life Podcast with Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks. This week our hosts share their discussion of Plato’s . This episode serves as an introduction on how to read Plato as well... Podcast episode
Episode 162: "Ion" – On Socratic Dialogue and Reading Plato: Welcome to this week’s episode of The Literary Life Podcast with Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks. This week our hosts share their discussion of Plato’s . This episode serves as an introduction on how to read Plato as well...
byThe Literary Life Podcast0 ratings0% found this document usefulEp. 61 Philosophy and Literature 0 ratings0% found this document usefulEpisode 72: Phantastes, Ch. 5-9: Welcome back to The Literary Life Podcast and the second episode of our series on George MacDonald's , covering chapters 5-9. Angelina and Thomas kick off the book chat sharing some thoughts on the Duessa-type character in this section. Cindy mentions... Podcast episode
Episode 72: Phantastes, Ch. 5-9: Welcome back to The Literary Life Podcast and the second episode of our series on George MacDonald's , covering chapters 5-9. Angelina and Thomas kick off the book chat sharing some thoughts on the Duessa-type character in this section. Cindy mentions...
byThe Literary Life Podcast0 ratings0% found this document usefulBlindboy Boatclub 0 ratings0% found this document usefulEpisode 54: Our Favorite Poems: This week on The Literary Life, our hosts talk about their favorite poems and poets. Cindy starts off by sharing the early influences on her developing a love of poetry. Thomas also shares about his mother reading poetry to him as a child and the... Podcast episode
Episode 54: Our Favorite Poems: This week on The Literary Life, our hosts talk about their favorite poems and poets. Cindy starts off by sharing the early influences on her developing a love of poetry. Thomas also shares about his mother reading poetry to him as a child and the...
byThe Literary Life Podcast0 ratings0% found this document usefulEpisode 219: “Best of” Series – Why Read Old Books, Ep. 80: Today on The Literary Life Podcast, we bring you another episode in our “Best of” series in which Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks discuss the importance of reading old books. They begin the conversation by addressing head on the... Podcast episode
Episode 219: “Best of” Series – Why Read Old Books, Ep. 80: Today on The Literary Life Podcast, we bring you another episode in our “Best of” series in which Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks discuss the importance of reading old books. They begin the conversation by addressing head on the...
byThe Literary Life Podcast0 ratings0% found this document usefulAdam Phillips, “Becoming Freud: The Making of a Psychoanalyst” (Yale UP, 2014): For those who are savvy about all things psychoanalytic, be they analysts, analysands, or fellow travelers, the existence, presence, work, writing, and imprimatur of Adam Phillips is given long, as opposed to short, shrift. Podcast episode
Adam Phillips, “Becoming Freud: The Making of a Psychoanalyst” (Yale UP, 2014): For those who are savvy about all things psychoanalytic, be they analysts, analysands, or fellow travelers, the existence, presence, work, writing, and imprimatur of Adam Phillips is given long, as opposed to short, shrift.
byNew Books in Jewish Studies0 ratings0% found this document usefulEpisode 68: Til We Have Faces, Pt. 2, Ch. 1-4: This week on The Literary Life Podcast we have our final installment of the series on C. S. Lewis’ masterpiece This week, our hosts finish up with Part 2, Chapters 1-4. Opening the conversation, Angelina shares some of her feelings on just having... Podcast episode
Episode 68: Til We Have Faces, Pt. 2, Ch. 1-4: This week on The Literary Life Podcast we have our final installment of the series on C. S. Lewis’ masterpiece This week, our hosts finish up with Part 2, Chapters 1-4. Opening the conversation, Angelina shares some of her feelings on just having...
byThe Literary Life Podcast0 ratings0% found this document usefulAdam Phillips, “Becoming Freud: The Making of a Psychoanalyst” (Yale UP, 2014): For those who are savvy about all things psychoanalytic, be they analysts, analysands, or fellow travelers, the existence, presence, work, writing, and imprimatur of Adam Phillips is given long, as opposed to short, shrift. Podcast episode
Adam Phillips, “Becoming Freud: The Making of a Psychoanalyst” (Yale UP, 2014): For those who are savvy about all things psychoanalytic, be they analysts, analysands, or fellow travelers, the existence, presence, work, writing, and imprimatur of Adam Phillips is given long, as opposed to short, shrift.
byNew Books in Psychoanalysis0 ratings0% found this document useful43 - William Irwin Thompson, Part 2 (Thinking Together at the Edge of History): This week we continue the special two-part conversation with historian, poet, and mythographer William Irwin Thompson. Author of dozens of sweeping works of synthetic insight, Bill Thompson’s greatest work may not have been a book but a... Podcast episode
43 - William Irwin Thompson, Part 2 (Thinking Together at the Edge of History): This week we continue the special two-part conversation with historian, poet, and mythographer William Irwin Thompson. Author of dozens of sweeping works of synthetic insight, Bill Thompson’s greatest work may not have been a book but a...
byFUTURE FOSSILS0 ratings0% found this document usefulEpisode 179: “Kidnapped,” Intro to Robert Louis Stevenson and Ch. 1-6: Welcome back to a new read along series on The Literary Life Podcast! This week Angelina, Thomas, and Cindy will begin their discussion of Robert Louis Stevenson’s , covering chapters 1-6, as well as giving some background information on the beloved... Podcast episode
Episode 179: “Kidnapped,” Intro to Robert Louis Stevenson and Ch. 1-6: Welcome back to a new read along series on The Literary Life Podcast! This week Angelina, Thomas, and Cindy will begin their discussion of Robert Louis Stevenson’s , covering chapters 1-6, as well as giving some background information on the beloved...
byThe Literary Life Podcast0 ratings0% found this document usefulEpisode 34: "A Winter's Tale" Act 1: On today’s episode of The Literary Life podcast, Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks talk about Act 1 of by Williams Shakespeare. After sharing their commonplace quotes, our hosts begin by discussing the form of nearly ever... Podcast episode
Episode 34: "A Winter's Tale" Act 1: On today’s episode of The Literary Life podcast, Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks talk about Act 1 of by Williams Shakespeare. After sharing their commonplace quotes, our hosts begin by discussing the form of nearly ever...
byThe Literary Life Podcast0 ratings0% found this document usefulSecret Messages – Embedded Codes 0 ratings0% found this document usefulEpisode 12: "A Defence of Penny Dreadfuls" by G. K. Chesterton: On The Literary Life podcast today, Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins discuss G. K. Chesterton’s essay “A Defence of Penny Dreadfuls.” Before diving in to today’s episode, don’t forget to register for the amazing coming up on August... Podcast episode
Episode 12: "A Defence of Penny Dreadfuls" by G. K. Chesterton: On The Literary Life podcast today, Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins discuss G. K. Chesterton’s essay “A Defence of Penny Dreadfuls.” Before diving in to today’s episode, don’t forget to register for the amazing coming up on August...
byThe Literary Life Podcast0 ratings0% found this document useful
Related articles
Private Devotion The Threepenny ReviewArticle
Private Devotion
Sep 1, 2018
Greetings from Angelus by Gershom Scholem (translated by Richard Sieburth). Archipelago Books, 2018, $14.00 paper. IN 1648—the year, according to the Zohar, destined to usher in the messianic era—a Smyrnan Jew by the name of Shabbatai Tzvi received
5 min readThe Deep Humanity Of Books The Critic MagazineArticle
The Deep Humanity Of Books
Jul 27, 2023
4 min readHow Rudyard Kipling Turned His Guilt Into Fiction The AtlanticArticle
How Rudyard Kipling Turned His Guilt Into Fiction
Jun 27, 2017
7 min readStaff Picks: Detritus, Dreamin’, Dinos The Paris ReviewArticle
Staff Picks: Detritus, Dreamin’, Dinos
Jul 14, 2017
From Paleoart. First published in 1966, Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain, by Justin Kaplan, is still the standard biography of our most enduringly funny writer—or, at least, the earliest writer who makes me actually laugh. I avoided it till now because I
5 min readThe Delight of Daniel Mendelsohn Literary HubArticle
The Delight of Daniel Mendelsohn
Oct 16, 2020
7 min readSamuel Pepys Would Have Been Huge on the Internet The MillionsArticle
Samuel Pepys Would Have Been Huge on the Internet
May 29, 2019
Pepys’s fragmentary, digressive, contradictory, messy diary foreshadows our own individual self-fashioning. In Pepys we see Facebook; we see Twitter. The post Samuel Pepys Would Have Been Huge on the Internet appeared first on The Millions.
13 min readTuesday New Release Day: Starring Sacks, Zambreno, Lawlor, McEwan, and More The MillionsArticle
Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Sacks, Zambreno, Lawlor, McEwan, and More
Apr 23, 2019
Out this week: new Ian McEwan, a fascinating study of the American heartland, and the final collection from the late, great Oliver Sacks. The post Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Sacks, Zambreno, Lawlor, McEwan, and More appeared first on The Milli
4 min readTen Poetry Collections to Read Again and Again The AtlanticArticle
Ten Poetry Collections to Read Again and Again
Mar 14, 2023
6 min readNudge, Nudge Metro NZArticle
Nudge, Nudge
Aug 22, 2018
REVIEW - ALEC REDVERS-HILL Faber, $33 David Peace’s 10th novel, Patient X: The Case-Book of Ryūnosuke Akutagawa , is not so much a novel as a collection of 12 short narratives centred around the life, times, and works of Akutagawa, one of the pi
6 min readDaniel Mendelsohn Makes A Powerful Case For The Art Of Digression Literary HubArticle
Daniel Mendelsohn Makes A Powerful Case For The Art Of Digression
Sep 9, 2020
12 min readHow to Exclaim! The MillionsArticle
How to Exclaim!
Oct 11, 2023
Austen, Hemingway, Rushdie, and more offer lessons on how best to use the exclamation point. The post How to Exclaim! appeared first on The Millions.
6 min readTales Of A Fractured Mind BBC History MagazineArticle
Tales Of A Fractured Mind
Oct 28, 2021
8 min readIntriguing And Diverse Fortean TimesArticle
Intriguing And Diverse
Jun 16, 2022
Genius of the Fern Loved Gully Amy Hale Strange Attractor Press 2020 Pb, 336pp, £20, ISBN 9781907222863 Ithell Colquhoun’s star is in the ascendant. Born in India in 1906, she lived a life amongst the Surrealists in the Thirties and early Forties, ha
9 min readA Year in Reading: Matt Seidel The MillionsArticle
A Year in Reading: Matt Seidel
Dec 9, 2017
I tend to buy used books in bunches, which means the haul from some expeditions stays buried for weeks, months, years even. For this entry, I highlight three finds that, breaking custom, I bought and read almost immediately this year: Hugo Charteris’
6 min readFive Non-Fiction Books for Writers in an Emergency The MillionsArticle
Five Non-Fiction Books for Writers in an Emergency
Jul 14, 2017
I read non-fiction books that I thought might indirectly tell me something about fiction, even though they were really about something else. The post Five Non-Fiction Books for Writers in an Emergency appeared first on The Millions.
5 min readBooks The Big IssueArticle
Books
May 22, 2023
6 min readLetters BBC History MagazineArticle
Letters
Nov 26, 2020
It is always my favourite time of the month when BBC History Magazine arrives on the doorstep, and I was pleased to see some ancient history making an appearance in the November issue. I enjoyed Andrew Bayliss’s account of Leonidas and the battle of
4 min readBooks Of The Month: From You Are Here By David Nicholls To James By Percival Everett The IndependentArticle
Books Of The Month: From You Are Here By David Nicholls To James By Percival Everett
Mar 31, 2024
9 min read11 Great Books You Probably Haven’t Read (But Should) Literary HubArticle
11 Great Books You Probably Haven’t Read (But Should)
Sep 9, 2020
9 min readThe Impossibility Of Capturing Truth In A Biography Literary HubArticle
The Impossibility Of Capturing Truth In A Biography
Oct 15, 2019
6 min readSubscribers’ News Writing MagazineArticle
Subscribers’ News
Apr 4, 2024
To feature in Subscribers’ News contact: tjackson@warnersgroup.co.uk My latest novel, The Creative Writing Group, chronicles the intertwined lives, loves, heartbreaks and friendships of six characters linked by their love for the written word, write
5 min read12 Books You Should Read in January Literary HubArticle
12 Books You Should Read in January
Jan 7, 2020
7 min readA STORY WITHOUT END Fifty Years of Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain Fortean TimesArticle
A STORY WITHOUT END Fifty Years of Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain
Jan 5, 2023
17 min readLiving Fernando Pessoa’s Dreamlife in Lisbon Literary HubArticle
Living Fernando Pessoa’s Dreamlife in Lisbon
Jan 31, 2019
10 min readThe Old Un’s Notes The OldieArticle
The Old Un’s Notes
Sep 21, 2022
6 min readFaith Healing The Big IssueArticle
Faith Healing
Jun 19, 2023
3 min readThe Supreme Act Of Trust Country LifeArticle
The Supreme Act Of Trust
Aug 10, 2022
5 min readThe Monster That Lurks Within Us The Critic MagazineArticle
The Monster That Lurks Within Us
May 26, 2022
8 min readLetters Fortean TimesArticle
Letters
Aug 10, 2023
Reading the article ‘Here’s sick in your eye’ [FT431:50] reminded me of a book entitled We Are Electric by Sally Adee. In this we read that Alexander von Humboldt inserted a silver wire connected to a galvanic pile into his rectum from which he exper
12 min readThere Is A Lushness To This Expanded Letters The Critic MagazineArticle
There Is A Lushness To This Expanded Letters
Jan 25, 2024
THE PUBLICATION OF LETTERS BY twentieth-century scholars is an uncommon enterprise, especially when they are issued by a trade press. But then Tolkien was an uncommon scholar. “I was brought up on the Classics,” he recalled later in life, “and first
4 min read
Reviews for An Image of the Times
0 ratings0 reviews