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The Elizabethans inherited from the middle ages a view of man’s body as being composed of a mixture of the four elements, earth, water, air and fire, which were supplied by the intake of food. The liver converted food into four different kinds of liquids, or “humours”, which in turn gave moisture and vital heat to the body. Continue reading →

I’m not the avid reader that I should be. Don’t get me wrong. I like a good story. Actually, I love a really good story but I just don’t have the time to commit to a book. Literature is a real passion of mine but ironically, I have no time to crack open a text. However, I found the perfect solution in a Pride and Prejudice audio book. Continue reading →

Wise scholars have been debating the authorship of William Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets for over two hundred years. The question repeatedly asked is, who wrote Shakespeare’s plays? Ten or more different people have been suggested as the legitimate author of Shakespeare’s works. The three most widely accepted candidates seem to be William Shakespeare, the actor, Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, and Sir Henry Neville, Ambassador to France and distant relative of William Shakespeare. Continue reading →

The Canadian author, Lucy Montgomery created a timeless character and a classic novel when she wrote Anne of Green Gables. Published in 1908, the book became a firm favorite, especially with children. Montgomery set the story in her own childhood home of Prince Edward Island around a fictional town called Avonlea. It is the scenic, rural countryside that is evocatively depicted. Continue reading →