Tag: biography
Herge: the man who created Tintin
(Photo credit by permission of Oxford University Press, Inc.) (Herge: The Man Who Created Tintin by Pierre Assouline and Charles Ruas (2011), cover image. Image shows Herge with a pen in his hand behind a drawing of Tintin, and the title and author of the book) One of the most beloved characters to appear in […]
The real Jane Austen: a life in small things
(Photo credit: HarperPress) (Image shows the cover title of the book which features an image of Jane Austen alongside the title and author of the book) Many of us are familiar with Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park and Emma. And we may think that we know much about the author of these novels, Jane Austen. […]
J.R.R Tolkien: the making of a legend
(Photo credit: Lion Hudson) (Above image shows a photograph of J.R.R. Tolkien) Long before the massively successful The Lord of the Rings films, J.R.R Tolkien’s creations and characters had captured the imagination of millions of readers. Today, it is difficult to imagine a world without Tolkien’s stories of Middle-earth, elves, wizards and hobbits. But who […]
A Scot at Gibraltar
George Augustus Eliott (1717-1790) may not be a very familiar name to many of us, but in the 18th century he was quite a celebrity. Born in Stobs, Roxburghshire, Elliot is best remembered for his leadership of the British garrison of Gibraltar. He arrived there as governor in 1779 and under his leadership the garrison managed to […]