Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to a particularly splendid gathering at the Green Man. Everyone comfy? Gotta drink and a cushion? Well, then! It’s my profound pleasure to present to you our extraordinary Guest, Mr.Peter S. Beagle. That’s him there, the pleasant-looking silver-bearded gentleman in the best armchair, by the side of the fire that doesn’t …
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Journeys of self-discovery appearing in every genre, teaching us about the main character as well as ourselves. The journey takes many forms: Gilgamesh searching for immortality; Dante’s trips to Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory; and Wyatt and Billy’s road trip in Easy Rider, among many others. These voyages speak to human beings’ desire to answer fundamental …
Compelling historical fiction relies on characters welded so smoothly to actual events that the seams are nearly invisible. A smooth blend of fictional and historical figures provides the depth of a documentary with the sweep and emotion of a good yarn. This mixing makes Rosemary Sutcliff’s Roman Britain novels (The Eagle of the Ninth, The …