John McCafferty Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Historian. Academic. Lover of archives, dead friars, old buildings and anything before 1700. Tweeting in personal capacity.
Knife: A Harry Hole Novel (12)
Jo NesboJohn McCaffertyEdward VI in cutlery. Knife (from a set of fourteen), ivory and steel with damascened gold, handles representing kings and queens of England, from Henry I to James I, possibly by Arnold Smyth London, dated 1607. (V&A Museum) https://t.co/3KXUNmExx5
Paperback, 2020
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London: Vintage Minis
Charles DickensJohn McCafferty7 Nov 1655: Edmund Harvey regicide charged with diverting State funds of £57,000 to his own use. Here is Charles I with his head stitched back on, being mourned by his three very upset kingdoms. (Museum of #London) https://t.co/5Pkg6wsY3n
Paperback, 2020
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Middlemarch
George EliotJohn McCafferty24 Apr 1586: Isaac Casuabon scholar and historian marries (2) Florence Estienne in #Geneva #otd (NPG) His name, like those of so many early moderns, especially 17th century ones, was borrowed by George Eliot for one of her Middlemarch characters https://t.co/EH9C7ghuLW
Paperback, 2003
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The Metamorphoses
OvidJohn McCafferty2 Mar 1578: b. George Sandys, future traveller, colonist in #America and a poet #otd - his translation of Ovid’s Metamorphoses was a big hit. https://t.co/D0EQFAZ7gF
Paperback, Mass Market, 2009
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Othello
William ShakespeareJohn McCafferty31 Mar 1692: A free performance of #Shakespeare's Othello is staged in #Dublin #otd to celebrate the victory of William III over James II An interesting way to mark the occasion. @OldDublinTown @OldeEire https://t.co/SQ1hn3eSpT
Paperback, Mass Market, 1998
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Middlemarch
George EliotJohn McCafferty29 Dec 1640: James Chetham writer on angling baptised #otd at #Manchester collegiate church (eebo) Source of a character name for George Eliot in Middlemarch? She has so many early moderns - Mr Casaubon being the most famous... https://t.co/tdaX2Iu7uP
Paperback, 2019
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The Alchemist
Ben JonsonJohn McCafferty1 Nov 1610: Date on which Ben Jonson's The Alchemist is set. It was probably first played by the King's men at #Blackfriars #London (eebo) https://t.co/snU9azLrlU
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Dot: The Story of a City Waif
Annie LucasJohn McCafferty30 July 1553: Sir William Petre, who had initially supported Jane, received #otd by Mary I at New Hall #Essex and admitted to her council (NPG) https://t.co/LfsdqYUlre
Paperback, 2023
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Utopia
Thomas MoreJohn McCaffertyThe titlepage of a 1677 Dutch translation of Thomas More's Utopia - chancellor of #England in the time of Henry VIII - no mention here of how his writing career came to an end... https://t.co/C3pe3IkTeP
Paperback, 2003
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England: World Cup Football Soccer notebooks gift (6x9) Dot Grid notebook to write in
Tracy SimmonsJohn McCafferty2 July 1521: Margaret More #writer #translator #scholar m. William Roper lawyer #otd Her translation of Erasmus was among the first published by a woman in #England. Her new spouse had evangelical leanings & interest in #Luther - awkward when father-in-law is Sir Thomas More https://t.co/EC8nokLK2B
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