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Review – Dunkirk, by Rat Catcher

8th August 2017 rattuscatchus 0

It was on Saturday that Mrs. Catcher and I took the train to the imax cinema to see Dunkirk. It is quite a journey so we made a night of it and came back the [more…]

The Grand Siege of Malta 1565 – Part 1

5th December 2019 0

Malta, a small bastion on the southern flank of Europe, was the island fortress of the Knights Hospitaller and in 1565 it was besieged by the huge Turkish army of Emperor Suliman. The Turkish forces [more...]
Tyler Gatewood Kent

9th October 2019 0

Those of you who have defied all tradition and read my ramblings about The Right Club may just remember the name Tyler Kent. He was the cipher clerk at the US Embassy who was passing [more...]
A Bear’s Diary – Part 22

19th May 2019 0

October 12th, 1810 (September 30th O.S.). We sail on, occupied by many small repairs necessary after the storm. Damaged blocks have to be replaced, and lashings that have worked loose need remaking. Yet all in [more...]
Joe Malone, Part Eleven

30th April 2019 0

Joe Malone is finishing up at the home of Super-Remainer, Lord Marmon-Herrington Bixby. He has discovered papers, passports, and a pistol in Lady Bixby’s safe. And a box of polished diamonds. Lady Bixby has changed [more...]
A Bear’s Diary – Part 2

23rd December 2018 0

March 6th, 1807. George is off to Italy, where I am sure he will have a capital time ogling churches and whores, and buying paintings that might be by Salvator Rosa but are probably not. [more...]