A Murder Is Announced
July 30, 2017
Curiosity is aroused when an advertisement appears in the local gazette entitled ‘A murder is announced’.… More A Murder Is Announced
Category: literature
The first double-crostic puzzle
June 29, 2017
The first double-crostic puzzle was published in the Saturday Review in 1934. It was created by Elizabeth Kingsley . Creator Elizabeth Kingsley was born in 1871 in Brooklyn. She attended Wellesley College, which was a private women’s liberal arts college located west of Boston in Wellesley, Massachusetts. She was working as a teacher in 1933 when she attended a Wellesley… More The first double-crostic puzzle
Maria Gaetana Agnesi
May 16, 2017
Born on 16 May 1718 in Milan, Maria Gaetana Agnesi was an Italian mathematician, philosopher, theologian and humanitarian. Her contributions to mathematics are very important. She was the first woman to write a mathematics handbook and the first woman appointed as a Mathematics Professor at a university. She was the oldest of the 21 children and “was… More Maria Gaetana Agnesi
The incredible true story of British explorer Percy Fawcett
March 28, 2017
Percy Fawcett Lieutenant Colonel Percival Harrison Fawcett DSO was a British geographer, artillery officer, cartographer, archaeologist and explorer of South America. In 1925, along with his eldest son, Fawcett disappeared during an expedition to find the lost city he called “Z“. Percy Fawcett theorized that a complex civilization once existed in the Amazon region and began explorations… More The incredible true story of British explorer Percy Fawcett
Who is George and what is a Cosmic Treasure Hunt?
March 13, 2017
George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt is a book that is educational as well as exciting to read. Interspersed with serious science, this out-of-this-world adventure is written by Lucy Hawking and her father, Professor Stephen Hawking. It includes real-life information from the world’s leading scientists making it perfect for any curious mind……not just for children! The Plot George’s… More Who is George and what is a Cosmic Treasure Hunt?
Meadow Taylor’s Christmas in……
December 17, 2016
Plot via Amazon: Fresh from her divorce, Jenny agrees to spend the holiday season in San Francisco with her ex-husband George getting to know their son’s new fiancée. Seeing George, as handsome and charming as ever, Jenny realizes that while he has moved on, she has not. It is at best a Christmas to be… More Meadow Taylor’s Christmas in……
The new Christmas romance from Julia Williams
December 13, 2016
It’s a Wonderful Life Plot per Amazon: “Driving home for Christmas, Beth has everything she wants. The kids and the house, the career and the husband. So why is it that when the New Year comes, she can’t stop thinking about her old college boyfriend? Her husband Daniel is tasked with bringing a struggling school… More The new Christmas romance from Julia Williams
The Twelve Days of Christmas Cats
December 11, 2016
Don Daily’s The Twelve Days of Christmas Cats was first published in 1998. It transforms the traditional twelve days of Christmas poem into illustrations of cats. Each spread features one of twelve cats playfully ringing in the Christmas cheer.
Santa Baby
December 9, 2016
Festive songs courtesy of Youtube. Copyright retained by video producers. Help Santa Baby to find the perfect gift for the City Adventurer in your life The number one book for the City Adventurer. Give the book where Indiana Jones meets Miss Marple meets Einstein. What Are We Going To Do Next is the perfect book for… More Santa Baby
Aberystwyth Mon Amour
November 4, 2016
Where would you expect to find a hardboiled detective? The mean streets of Raymond Chandler’s Los Angeles, possibly ? How about the parochial Welsh town of Aberystwyth? Well that’s where Malcolm Pryce’s hardboiled detective can be found. But this Aberystwyth is run by shady Druids. There are whelk-stalls as well as sexy dancing girls. And even an ice… More Aberystwyth Mon Amour