Journey to a New Life
Clip clop, clip clop. Helen Fletcher stared out of the moving wagon. The twelve-year-old farm girl was on her way to live with her cousins, the Carpenters. She had never been away from home before,…
Tag: Historical Fiction
The Eyes of the Heart: A Movie Review of “Prince of Foxes”
Year: 1949 Filming: Black & White Length: 107 minutes Genre: Adventure/Drama/History/Swashbuckler Maturity: PG (for intense thematic elements) Cast: Tyrone Power (Andrea Orsini), Orson Welles (Cesare Borgia), Wanda Hendrix (Camilla Verano), Marina Berti (Angela Borgia), Everett…
When We Were Gone Astray: A Sense and Sensibility Story
Dedicated to the memory of Alan Rickman (1946-2016) Christmas Eve parties had always been enjoyable for Marianne Dashwood in past years. All the color, the excitement, and gay vitality of it all, the clever…
Silent Night: An American Girl Story
~ by Hannah Skipper As the snow let up in the wee hours of the morning on Christmas Day 1944, forty-nine-year old Colonel James Bennett and a small contingent of British and American officers hunkered…
The Coronation of Charlemagne
Christmas Day, 800 A.D. A hush fell upon the multitude of the faithful as they assembled in the nave of the great Basilica of Saint Peter. Even on the great feast of the Nativity of…
Star-Crossed on the Moors: A Movie Review of “Lorna Doone”
Year: 2001 Filming: Color Length: 180 minutes Genre: Drama/History/Romance/War Maturity: PG (for intense thematic elements) Cast: Richard Coyle (John Ridd), Amelia Warner (Lorna Doone), Aiden Gillen (Carver Doone), Barbara Flynn (Sarah Ridd), Peter Vaughan (Sir…
People of the Past Pod-casts, with Hope Rachael
By Keturah Lamb Word Count: 987 Rating: G Summary: A podcast from the future with a man from the past. People of the Past Pod-casts, with Hope Rachael Learn about my father's and my work…
Freedom: A Catholic Analysis of the Trials and Triumphs of William Wallace in “Braveheart”
“The secret of happiness is freedom; the secret of freedom, courage.” - Thucydides When I watched the movie Braveheart, I found myself uplifted in an experience of what it truly means to be human.…
An Introduction: A Pride and Prejudice Story
By: Nadia C. Shoshana Word Count: 5068 Rating: G Summary: A mass Jane Austen crossover story. Ballrooms are known to bring the greatest of pleasures or disappointments and certainly the highest expectations from many different quarters…
The Silver Lining
By Stuart S. Laing Word Count: 5237 Rating: PG Summary: Scottish Soldiers tell stories around the Barracks Edinburgh, Scotland 1st November 1746 “Och, we may as well make ourselves comfortable. That rain isn’t going to let…