John Brown's *Marjorie Fleming: A Sketch* is a brief yet memorable Victorian biographical portrait of the precocious Scottish child-writer Marjorie Fleming, whose journals, letters, and verses reveal a mind at once playful, morally earnest, and startlingly intelligent. Brown writes with tenderness and literary tact, shaping fragmentary family materials into an elegiac meditation on childhood, genius, and early death. The book belongs to the nineteenth-century tradition of affectionate memo...

Christ: The Way the Truth and the Life presents a sustained meditation on the central place of Christ in the spiritual journey of believers. The work unfolds as a theological reflection that examines how Christ embodies guidance, revelation, and divine vitality. It explores the idea of Christ as the path that leads the soul toward reconciliation, as the truth that dispels doubt and error, and as the life that renews inner being. Through careful interpretation of scripture and doctrinal rea...

John Brown (May 9, 1800 December 2, 1859) holds a unique place in American history, often viewed as a force for good and an evil man at the same time. Brown was a revolutionary abolitionist in the United States who became famous in his own time for practicing armed insurrection as a means to abolish slavery for good. He led the Pottawatomie Massacre during which five men were killed in 1856 in Bleeding Kansas and became notorious for his attempted raid at Harpers Ferry in 1859. For that, h...

The immensely popular knitalong—an organized event where people knit together for a common goal—has only grown with the explosion of the Internet. Yesterday’s wartime Red Cross sock drives have evolved into today’s meet-ups at locales as diverse as cafes, state fairs, and major league ballparks, as well as international online gatherings; in fact, at any given time tens of thousands of people worldwide are involved in knitalongs, organized around a particular yarn, a favorite social cause,...

Norwich Today -if you look at Norwich on a map, you would wonder, just who visits here.? To say that Norwich is out of the way, is somewhat of an understatement. It's worth remembering (as previously stated), that at one time, Norwich was considered a serious contender for the mantle of England's premier city. Her commerce and general levels of wealth were of such impressive proportions, that nobody underestimated the power held in this outpost of Norfolk.Evidence of such in uence ...

Bristol set out on an ambitious long-term plan to regenerate her tired waterfront, and my goodness- haven't they done well. There are certain towns and cities that have an immediate effect on arrival, and certainly Bristol is one of those places. Whether you arrive into Bristol via her wonderful station, or drive past that impressive gorge traversed by Brunel's glorious suspension bridge, you feel lifted, a distinct feeling that, here is somewhere I will enjoy staying.This is no ill...

Bournemouth Today - has an easy and relaxed feel to it, the mixture of ne buildings, colourful parks and its glorious beaches, ensure Bournemouth is still one of the south coast's premier destinations. There is certainly no shortage of things to see and do, in and around Bournemouth.As you descend into Bournemouth from any of its many approaches (it sits in a valley or chine), you immediately feel that Bournemouth has that extra dimension. Mile upon mile of soft creamy sand stretch...

4 Stage Writing CourseSTAGE 3 PROMOTE & SELL YOUR BOOK(This is not a creative writers guide but a practical reference manual)Self Published Writers -This is the most important course of all. In an earlier course, I wrote of the need to wear fifteen hats as part of your self-publishing process, well, that hasn't changed. You've done the editor and graphic designer stint, now here's probably one of the hardest tasks - promotion and PR.Here we offer a wealth of...

Stage 2 Writing Course - John BrownThe Path to PublicationI'm presuming at this stage that you have already completed Stage 1 of the writing course. If not, then welcome anyway.I think it would be wise to check you are ready for this next stage and that all your set-up points are in order.Choose your method of publicationThis may sound somewhat odd at his stage buy this decision will impact on every ...

The Abollitionist This is the second in a series of six compact books detailing the lives of famous John Brown's. In this work the author studies his namesake - John Brown - The Abolitionist, his dedication to the anti-slavery cause, his total God-given mission - the man and the myths.This is not a full length biography - but is a concise, well researched view of a great character in history. Ideal for reference work and study - or simply an informative ...

Writing Course No 1 - John Brown - Witten by Writer for Writers.A step by step guide to setting up your first bookThis is the first course in a series of 4 courses. Within this course you will find deatiled direction on how to find your niche,set up your template or doc', choose a font, margins, gutter, headings, page breaks, nimbering, bibliography and more.Unlike many 'Writer's Courses', ours is based on practical experience gained over years and in some c...

The most profound and important speeches ever delivered are here collected in this anthology, featuring some of the most influential figures in world history. From ancient times to the American Revolution to as recently as this past century, Fort Raphael Publishing has collected some of the most important and iconic speeches of all time and presented them in this series.Volume VI features such disparate historical characters as Cato the Elder opposing the repeal of the Oppian Law, ...