Christopher Webster

Conisbrough Castle (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

When I was a lad I lived in a council house in Conisbrough, an industrial township in the West Riding of Yorkshire. There was nothing special about the house except the view, because right across the valley was one of the best-preserved castles in Yorkshire. It inspired me, at ten years old, to write a book about the castle, but not knowing much about history or archaeology, I ended up copying out Thompson's guidebook (1959) with a few changes and additions. It was not until 2014 that I wrote my first novel about Conisbrough Castle, The Abduction of Lady Alice. This was followed by two more books, Crusader and The Poet and the Castle. Along the way, I wrote two articles for Yorkshire History magazine, several poems, some short stories and a novella, Allan-a-Dale and Adela. Most of those stories and poems ended with a Historical Note, which was basically a summary of the research I had done. Those historical notes are collected here, along with some photographs and extracts from the texts. The result is an alternative history of Conisbrough Castle from an author's perspective.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Christopher Webster
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798224802760
• Artikelnr.: 70735070

Autorenporträt

I was brought up in Conisbrough, went to Station Road School, and have lived at various times on Daylands Avenue, Roberts Avenue and Castle Avenue. The town, with its rich history and magnificent castle, has been an important influence in my life and has inspired some of my best work. I read English at St David's, Lampeter and Leeds University, and am now a teacher and writer.

I started by writing poetry - but nobody read it, so I tried another of my interests: Dark Age fiction - Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and so on. I know what you're thinking (get a life!) but it's a popular niche, and I found that people were actually reading my books. I also write Science Fiction, Jane Austen sequels, all sorts of other stuff - and more poetry (poetry is like a drug for me and I can't give it up). I also write education publications, mainly study notes, which sell far more than anything else I write. Every now and then I return to my major project which is a Dark Age Pentalogy intended to be 1000+ pages long (it's a prose version of my book, Angleland, which is available in etext and paperback). I'm up to page 25 at the moment (just kidding - I have a draft of the whole thing, but it's going to take a lot more long and lonely nights to make it readable). I am always delighted to receive feedback on my books and can be contacted at [e-mail].