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Tag Archives: sir john franklin
Remembering Franklin
In about 2002 I wrote Deadly Winter, a biography of the Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin. It was a long and hard journey but a rewarding and memorable experience, and I followed it up with a couple of children’s books … Continue reading
Where to Jump In
It’s been a while since I provided an update on what I’m up to as regards writing, so here it is. I’ve more or less completed a compilation of the letters between Sir John Franklin, the Arctic explorer whose biography … Continue reading
Word Origins
It’s been a while since I’ve looked at a word origin, and there’s one that’s always intrigued me that cropped up again recently. I’ve been preparing material for a possible new book as a follow-up to my Franklin biography Deadly Winter – devoted to the fascinating correspondence of Sir … Continue reading
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It’s Here!
The July/August of Aquila children’s magazine is out – with an article about the explorer Matthew Flinders by yours truly! Rush to your local newsagents! Knock people out of the way! Panic buy! For God’s sake, think of your children! … Continue reading
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What’s in a name?
My latest project is a book featuring the correspondence between between the Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin and Eleanor Anne Porden, the romantic poet who was his fiancée for much of the period covered by the letters and who later … Continue reading
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Franklin’s Ships
I’ve been away for a couple of days so this “news” is a little out of date, but while I was in London visiting my daughter I was excited to hear that one of the ships of Sir John Franklin’s … Continue reading
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News on Project X!
A couple of years back I wrote three titles for Oxford University Press’s Project X series. Two were stories featuring Team X, a sort of junior A Team: The Swarm and The Lost City. And there is one non-fiction book … Continue reading
