More of a 'What am I Reading' post than a full review. The main bedtime reading is this book by Simon Scarrow, The Fields of Dreams. A fictionalised story giving details of the rise of Napoleon and Wellington and the lead up to The Battle of Waterloo.
I am currently 100 pages into a 700 page book and enjoying the way in which Scarrow has personalised the two main characters, it reads like a film script and it is very easy to imagine the scenes being played out before you.
My second book review is a very (very) old Airfix Magazine Guide, in this case Guide 1 Plastic Modelling by Gerald Scarborough which I picked up in the Acorns Charity shop for £1.50.I have in the past had most of these guides but for some reason I never picked up this first guide! I realise that a lot of the text and images are intended for 'starters', but even so, I have enjoyed this little bit of nostalgia from 1974.
Full details are;
The Field of Dreams by Simon Scarrow
Published by Headline Review at £7.99
ISBN; 978-0-7553-2440-8
Airfix Magazine Guide 1 by Gerald Scarborough
Published by Patrick Stephens (1974)
ISBN; 0 85059 153 8
Tony
Should read 'The Fields of Death', for more details see comments!
4 comments:
with regards fields of death what did you think to the first three in the series?
im about to start this one too, would be interested to know if a certain northern rifles major turns up - a lot of scarrow and cornwell novels have nods towards one another!
Sorry - but I've jumped right into this one and have not read the first two. Actually this book was bought for me as a thank you.
Tony
I think you've made a Freudian slip.
You have called the fields of death the fields of dreams twice. In the link and in the content.
:D
I'm not sure Kevin featured hevaily at Waterloo.
Favourite anecdote from Waterloo? When Wellington is asked to share his plans in case he dies. He pauses and responds with a curious expression on his face.
"To beat the French..."
What characters! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
GDMNW
You're right - a Freudian slip. Still a great film!
Sorry.
I did think about changing it, but where would the fun be in that! I hope it has made you smile as much as it did me.
Tony
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