by David West | Sep 22, 2023 | News
On 22nd September 1598 the playwright, Ben Jonson appeared in court at Shoreditch indicted with the manslaughter of the actor Gabriel Spencer. Jonson was 26 years of age, and had shared a prison cell with Spencer the previous summer, when Jonson’s play, “The Isle of...
by David West | Sep 21, 2023 | News
I have found a connection between the first and third books of the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures, other than Sir Anthony, and myself, the author. The Battle of Arques was a significant military engagement that took place in September 1589, during the French Wars of...
by David West | Sep 20, 2023 | News
Claire and I recently attended a talk at Chippenham Library on the subject of Writing, Publishing, and the Secret of Success. Local writers Rachel Brimble, L.B. Griffin, and Jane Lark spoke and led the discussion. It was well attended, including by two of my new...
by David West | Sep 19, 2023 | News
The governor of New Zealand, Lord Glasgow, signed an act into law on 19th September 1893. The Electoral Act gave women the right to vote in parliamentary elections. Prior to this historic moment, women in New Zealand, like many other parts of the world, were...
by David West | Sep 16, 2023 | News
Younger readers will be wondering who on earth Hoagy Carmichael is. He was a musician, composer, songwriter, actor, and lawyer. He was born in Bloomington Indiana on 22nd November 1899 and died in California aged 82. He wrote the music for over a hundred songs, of...
by David West | Sep 15, 2023 | News
I’m looking forward to attending a talk in Chippenham Library on Monday titled “Writing, Publishing, and the Secret of Success”. I’ve done a little research myself by comparing my book reviews in Kirkus with those of a Booker Prize winning novelist, Hilary Mantel....
