This club focuses on distant relations of famous individuals, with members including descendants of historical figures like Lord Mayors and King Henry I. They aim to locate descendants of Alfred the Great and prove their lineage.
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Most Distant Relation who is somewhat Famous Club (MDRSFC)
The “40 Strange Groups” book discusses the Distant Relatives Club, which welcomes only distantly related famous people, currently searching for King Henry I’s descendants.
The Black Lizard book review
Edogawa Rampo is the pseudonym of the Japanese novelist Taro Hirai and is a transliteration of Edgar Allen Poe’s name. That’s what it says on the back cover of the book and yet it also states on the back cover that Hirai was influenced by Conan Doyle, Chesterton, and Wells. This is a bit confusingContinue reading “The Black Lizard book review”
Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler
Apparently, like 1984 and Animal Farm, Darkness at Noon is a powerful work of 20th-Century literature that explores the moral danger inherent in a system that is willing to enforce its beliefs by any means necessary. Nikolai Rubashov is forced through a series of interrogations by the system he helped create. Each interrogation becomes moreContinue reading “Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler”
Diary of a Buddhist Cat – Page 7
This is Page 7 from the book Diary of a Buddhist Cat ============================================================== “It’s my first morning here,” I reply. “I don’t know where they serve breakfast, do I?” “Have you never seen a tea-bag before?” “Not a purple one, no, they’re usually brown and taste of tea.” “These human gaolers are pretentious and drinkContinue reading “Diary of a Buddhist Cat – Page 7”
Diary of a Buddhist Cat – Page 6
This is Page 6 from the book Diary of a Buddhist Cat ============================================================== The final dining option is some small, sandy-coloured nuts that are salty and arranged in an inartistic manner on a small saucer. These are crunchy too and I decide it’s best to swallow them whole rather than use my gnashers to breakContinue reading “Diary of a Buddhist Cat – Page 6”
To be Read at Dusk
A short book containing three stories telling of deadly premonitions, the interception of dreams, and spectres bearing warnings. The stories are called ‘To Be Read at Dusk’, ‘The Signalman’, and ‘The Trial for Murder’. ‘The Signalman’ is the most famous of the three and is worth reading a second time. It’s even Doctor Who’s favouriteContinue reading “To be Read at Dusk”
Diary of a Buddhist Cat – Page 5
This is Page 5 from the book Diary of a Buddhist Cat ============================================================== I wake up on my first morning in my new dwelling. I find my litter tray, at least I assume it’s mine, and make a good job of everything, pushing the pieces into a corner like my mum taught me so theyContinue reading “Diary of a Buddhist Cat – Page 5”
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book was published on 22nd November 1962. In the first part of The Lord of the Rings, Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin are crossing the Old Forest when they are attacked by the Old Man Willow. They are rescued by Tom Bombadil. Tom alsoContinue reading “The Adventures of Tom Bombadil”
Diary of a Buddhist Cat – Page 4
This is Page 4 from the book Diary of a Buddhist Cat ============================================================== Gemma’s most awful stare she reserves for the humans. This is when her eyebrows bunch tight together, her eyes are at their narrowest, and her stare is at its nastiest. This means ‘if you were smaller, I would eat you’. Her topContinue reading “Diary of a Buddhist Cat – Page 4”
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