Kirjahaku

The novel is set in the late Victorian period in England. It concerns conflicts in attitude to social class and destitution and religion. The central character is Sir Gilbert Stanley, Tory politician and great landowner. Like many rich men, he had taken peasant mistresses in his youth, later abandoning them with no means of support. These women all died evil deaths, and the children were placed in the workhouse. Sir Gilbert longed secretly for these children and watched their progress to adulthood. Unaware he was their father, the children became absorbed into his household as servants. He favoured them, and their status became ambiguous. The outside world was horrified, and the household imploded. Murder and chaos followed.

The novel is set in the late Victorian period in England. It concerns conflicts in attitude to social class and destitution and religion. The central character is Sir Gilbert Stanley, Tory politician and great landowner. Like many rich men, he had taken peasant mistresses in his youth, later abandoning them with no means of support. These women all died evil deaths, and the children were placed in the workhouse. Sir Gilbert longed secretly for these children and watched their progress to adulthood. Unaware he was their father, the children became absorbed into his household as servants. He favoured them, and their status became ambiguous. The outside world was horrified, and the household imploded. Murder and chaos followed.

This is a collection of stories I have written over ten years. Some have been performed on stage and were greeted with great hilarity. Some are more somber, even a little spine chilling. I have also included some of my history pieces as history is one of my great interests.

This is a collection of stories I have written over ten years. Some have been performed on stage and were greeted with great hilarity. Some are more somber, even a little spine chilling. I have also included some of my history pieces as history is one of my great interests.

The story throughout the sonnet cycle Katharina and Bianca is based loosely on William Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew. The context of gender ideology is modern. The two cats Katharina and Bianca manifest different kinds of female-dominance behaviour and, like the humans, are called after characters in Shakespeare's play.

The story throughout the sonnet cycle Katharina and Bianca is based loosely on William Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew. The context of gender ideology is modern. The two cats Katharina and Bianca manifest different kinds of female-dominance behaviour and, like the humans, are called after characters in Shakespeare's play.