In my last post, I speculated about the mysterious bog man in The Scottish Prisoner is a time traveler. Here is the link. The Bog Man as a Time Traveler. Of course, I discussed the notion that the teind/tithe has to be one of the faery-folk as detailed by Abbot Michael, and that time travelers are viewed as […]
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Outlander: Richardson as a Member of the Sons of Liberty
I have been wanting to write about Richardson for a while, especially after reading An Echo in the Bone, around two years ago. Ezekiel Richardson is an enigmatic character. Is he a double agent or an American spy? Of course, Written in My Own Heart’s Blood reveals more about him. However, the purpose of this post […]
Continue readingOutlander: Rereading Voyager – Prejudices and Love
Prejudices Chapter 8 mainly summarizes the arrival of Lord John to Ardsmuir and his feelings about meeting Jamie Fraser again. Of note are the details that Colonel Quarry gives Lord John about Jamie. Of course, Quarry is aware of the incident that happened between Lord John and Jamie years back during the uprising, and he […]
Continue readingLord John Grey: The Twelvetrees in Jamaica
I have been a little bit late in updating my blog. I was supposed to go the Outlandish Gathering in Savannah this year. However, it got canceled because of Hurricane Matthew (I have started to hate Mother Nature recently because of it). As a result, I was very busy packing and unpacking. This post is mainly […]
Continue readingLord John Grey: The Snake as Lord John’s Spirit Animal
Snakes seem to be everywhere in “Lord John and the Plague of Zombies.” In this post, I will try to interpret what snakes represent. Of course, I have not read yet any of the books that the author used as a source to write the novella, even though I acquired one of them, The Serpent […]
Continue readingLord John Grey Series: Confirmation of Geillis Having Syphilis
While I was away, I was able to finish reading A Trail of Fire. This post will be mainly about a detail revealed in “Lord John and the Plague of Zombies,” the confirmation that Geillis had syphilis. In his interaction with her, Lord John recognizes the syphilitic infection. She rubbed absently at her forehead, and he […]
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