tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post4882602866658037946..comments2023-12-28T16:38:26.304-08:00Comments on ACravan: THE CROMWELL SUPERMACY (PANOPTICON RISING)ACravanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00315707533118640284noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post-51163815418546670872013-03-15T03:18:43.046-07:002013-03-15T03:18:43.046-07:00Have read about these novels and their author, but...Have read about these novels and their author, but have not read them. I think I'd like to once I clear away some things. Only recently I discovered a really excellent book store (all second-hand) called The Title Page in Bryn Mawr that's owned by a Swarthmore alumna named Beverly Potter (class of 1955). You can lose yourself in there for hours. They have a very large inventory, which was tragically reduced last summer when a water main on their street broke and flooded the store up to the lowest rank of shelves. Anyway, I found a book called The Clearing House, which is an excellent anthology of John Buchan writings that samples all his work, including the volumes of history and biography he wrote, including his book on Oliver Cromwell. The Buchan anthology was assembled and edited by his widow, Lady Tweedsmuir and it's been keeping me company during this virtual news blackout period for us. CurtisACravanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315707533118640284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post-17097424472791461512013-03-14T18:48:26.087-07:002013-03-14T18:48:26.087-07:00"Wolf Hall" and "Bring Up the Bodie..."Wolf Hall" and "Bring Up the Bodies" offer a vivid illustration of an earlier Cromwell who exhibited the same qualities. "A creature of emergencies." But of course he worked for a king, which makes quite a difference.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04214178206307289834noreply@blogger.com