PinnedJoni Scott RyallThe Titanic, an unsinkable story that keeps on giving.Even after its sinking on an icy cold April night long ago in 1912, the Titanic has proved to be an unsinkable story of human tragedy.Apr 11, 2022Apr 11, 2022
Joni Scott RyallThe modern novel and Lady ChatterleyMoving on from the novels of Dickens, Thomas Hardy, Jane Austen and the Bronte sisters that characterized the previous century, let’s meet…Apr 28, 2022Apr 28, 2022
Joni Scott RyallTilbury Docks, The world has always been on the move.The Romans, the Vikings and the Polynesians, they all set off for new lands across the seas. Humans travelled to explore new territory…Apr 23, 2022Apr 23, 2022
Joni Scott RyallThe Modern Novel, Writers who paved our wayMoving on from the novels of Dickens, Thomas Hardy, Jane Austen and the Bronte sisters that characterized the previous century, let’s meet…Apr 23, 2022Apr 23, 2022
Joni Scott RyallCRPS. What the hell is that?How often do we see an anacronym, a sequence of letters that does not register recognition? Well, the answer to what the hell is CRPS? Is…Apr 14, 2022Apr 14, 2022
Joni Scott RyallJAZZ AGE Writers-F. Scott Fitzgerald, HemingwayAfter enjoying the imagery and depiction of the 1920’s idol rich in The Great Gatsby, I read Tender is the Night, another of Fitzgerald’s…Apr 14, 2022Apr 14, 2022
Joni Scott RyallThe Age of Railways-Full Steam AheadFaster than fairies, faster than witches, Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches — Robert Louis Stevenson (1885), The Railway Carriage.Apr 7, 2022Apr 7, 2022
Joni Scott RyallHistorical fiction research is like falling down a rabbit hole-Alice in Wonderland style.What may seem a curious but straight forward exploration becomes before long a ‘curiouser and curiouser’ foray, to borrow from Alice’s…Apr 7, 2022Apr 7, 2022
Joni Scott RyallAn accidental author. Life is all about experiences…and detours.A few months ago, I became a history blogger, before that I was an author (still am ), before that I was a math /science teacher…I can hear…Apr 5, 2022Apr 5, 2022