Category Archives: Biography

Thomas Cromwell & Henry VIII of England

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Ron Pavellas

Compelling and believable historical fiction continues to encourage me to look further into non-fiction accounts of historical figures, in this case a complex of figures surrounding Thomas Cromwell and his King, Henry VIII. The book is Wolf Hall, by Hilary … Continue reading →

Posted in Biography, Historical Fiction | Tagged Anne Boleyn, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine of Aragon, Catherine Parr, Hilary Mantel, Jane Seymour, King Henry VIII of England, Roman Catholic Church, Sir Thomas More, Thomas Cromwell | Leave a comment

Hemingway in Paris

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Ron Pavellas

A friend recommended I read Hemingway’s A Movable Feast. The book consists of twenty vignettes, later-remembered stories of France where Hemingway was a poor, struggling writer during the years 1921 through 1926 and married to Hadley Richardson, his first wife. … Continue reading →

Posted in Biography, Literature, Writing | Tagged Ernst Hemigway, Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein, Hemingway, Mary Welsh Hemingway, Scott Fitzgerald, Shakespeare and Company, Sylvia Beach, Zelda Fitzgerald | 3 Comments

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