Iambulus’s Island March 3, 2011
Author: Beach Combing | in : Ancient
**Beachcombing dedicates this post to author and Diodorus scholar Ed Murphy (After the Funeral) who inspired the following** Ancient historian, Diodorus Siculus (obit 1st cent BC) has appeared before on this blog for his description of a mysterious island out in the Atlantic. However, Diodorus, at the end of his second book, also wrote about an […]
Review: After the Funeral – the Posthumous Adventures of Famous Corpses October 17, 2010
Author: Beach Combing | in : Contemporary, Medieval, Modern
Beachcombing has been spending a tense evening debating with Mrs B over their choice of Au Pair – God help the poor girl! And it is with some relief that he now escapes to the computer to write up his first review in a month. Of course, it is not that there are no good […]
