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Tag Archives: British History
The Testament of Merlin by Théophile Briant (trans. Gareth Knight)
Myrddin is the beloved legendary wizard that has come down to us through the British and French Arthurian legends as well as a smattering of mediaeval Welsh poets. Amalgamated from these many diverse strands, he stands before us as a … Continue reading
Posted in British History, British Literature, Esoteric, Literature, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged Arthurian Legends, Arthurian Lore, Breton, British History, Celtic, esotericism, French History, Gareth Knight, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Legends, Literature, Magic, Medieval, Merlin, mythology, Occult, Théophile Briant, Welsh mythology, Western Mystery Tradition
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The Curve of the Land by Diana Durham
“The small crevice that formed the only entrance showed no evidence of the light which must be entering through the other gaps in the stones. It was black as if opening directly into the depths of the earth; an entrance … Continue reading
Posted in British History, British Literature, Esoteric, Literature, New authors, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged 1980s, Ancient History, Ancient Stones, Avebury, Britain, British fiction, British History, British Literature, British Novel, Cornwall, Diana Durham, Ecology, England, English history, Environment, environmentalism, esoteric, Esoteric novel, faery, fiction, folklore, Great Britain, Highlands, Lake District, Literature, Megalithic sites, megaliths, mysticism, new age, novel, Novelist, occult fiction, Pennines, Pericles, poet, Quoit, Rollright stones, Shakespeare, Skylight Press, South West Britain, standing stones, Stone Circles, Stonehenge, The Curve, Underworld, Wales, West Penwith, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition
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du Lac by Alan Richardson
“So I cannot say for sure how old I am because I cannot see my beginnings. When I try to look, I’m peering into the lake bottom which is my genesis: things are stirred up, rising like muddy, formless wraiths … Continue reading
Posted in British History, British Literature, Esoteric, Literature, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged Adept, Alan Richardson, Aleister Crowley, Angela Carter, archeytpe, Arthur, Arthuriad, Arthurian, British fiction, British History, British Literature, British Novel, Christine Hartley, del acqs, Dion Fortune, du lac, English history, English literature, esoteric, Experimental novel, faery, Fairy, Fairy tales, Fee, Fey, fiction, Folk tales, Grail Lore, Hoffman, Holly Ricioppo, holy grail, initiation, Kafka, lac, Lake, Lancelot, Legends, Magic, Magick, Myth, mythology, novel, Occult, occult fiction, satire, Secret Society, Swift, Wendy Berg, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition, William G. Gray
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4th Anniversary Special: New Expanded Edition of Rebecca Wilby’s This Wretched Splendour
To celebrate our 4th anniversary at Skylight Press, and in honour of the First World War Centenary, we have reissued our very first book, This Wretched Splendour, in an all-new expanded edition. This new edition includes a one-act play, Wild With … Continue reading
Posted in British History, British Literature, Literature, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged 4th anniversary, British Drama, British History, British Literature, Centenary, Drama, English Drama, English history, English literature, First WIrkd War Centenary, first world war, great war, Literature, Michael Billington, Plays, Rebecca Wilby, Rebsie Fairholm, Siegfried Sassoon, Skylight Press, The Guardian, theatre, This Wretched Splendour, War poetry, Wilfred Owen, World War One, Wretched Splendour
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Fiona Macleod on Skylight Press
Much is still uncertain and undiscovered about the Scottish writer, William Sharp. Born in Paisley on the 12th September 1855, William Sharp passed away on the 12th of December 1905. He was buried within Castello di Maniace in Sicily, Italy at fifty … Continue reading
Posted in British History, British Literature, Esoteric, Literature, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged Anthology, British History, British Literature, Celtic, celtic history, Celtic Literature, Celtic twilight, dante gabriel rossetti, Elizabeth Amelia Sharp, Fable, fiction, Fiona Macleod, folklore, Gaelic Literature, Gaelic studies, Glasgow, Maude Gonne, mythology, PreRaphaelites, Scottish history, Scottish Literature, Steve Blamires, story collection, Swinburne, Victorian, Walter Scott, William Sharp, Yeats
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Geordie’s War by Alan Richardson
“This is the story of one man who served throughout the Great War, at the very front of the Fronts in the most brutal battles in history, and achieved that most astonishing feat of all – he survived. His name … Continue reading
Posted in British History, British Literature, Literature, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged Alan Richardson, Ancestry, Anglo Saxon, Anthropology, Biography, Britain, British History, British Soldier, Coal Miners, England, first world war, Flanders, Genealogy, Geordie, Geordie Safety Lamps, George Matthew Richardson, Grandfather, great war, Haddaway, Howay, Jacobite rebellion, Military, Military Medal, Miners, National Memory, Newcastle, No Man's Land, Northumberland, over the topTrench War, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, Soldier, Somme, Sting, Time, Tommy, Toon, Trench Warfare, war, Watch, Wor Geordie, working-class Britain, World War One
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The Groundlings of Divine Will
Originally posted on Tears in the Fence:
Daniel Staniforth’s The Groundlings of Divine Will (Skylight Press 2013) http://www.skylightpress.co.uk sees Shakespeare’s first audience, ‘the groundlings of the pit’, as a secret society addressing the Master Of Revels in a glorious riposte…
Posted in British Literature, Literary Criticism, Literature, Recommended reads, Reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged Book Review, British History, British Literature, British poetry, Daniel Staniforth, David Caddy, Elizabethan, English history, experimental literature, History, hybrid literature, Hybrid poetry, poetry, Prose poems, review, Skylight Press, Tears in the Fence, Tudor, William Shakespeare
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Smatterings & Offerings
We are always interested in what our authors are doing, whether with Skylight or with other great presses. Here is a smattering of recent new release offerings from various places… IAIN SINCLAIR: Ghost Milk: Recent Adventures Among the Future Ruins … Continue reading
Posted in American Literature, Australian Literature, British History, British Literature, Esoteric, Essays, Literature, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged Alan Richardson, American Poetry, Asia, British History, British Literature, Celtic, Dioscuri Press, Ebury Digital, esoteric, Essay Press, Essays, Faber & Faber, fiction, Golden Dawn, Gordon Strong, History, iain sinclair, John Matthews, Kerubim Press, Literature, London, Magic, Margaret Randall, Martin Anderson, Megalithica Books, megaliths, Mutus Liber Books, mythology, Nick Farrell, novel, Occult, Olympics, Peregrin Wildoak, poetry, Post-colonial, Rhizome, Shamanism, Shearsman Books, tarot, Western Mystery Tradition, Will Alexander, Wings Press
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HAWKWOOD – by Rebsie Fairholm
It’s impossible to know exactly how the site, now run as Hawkwood College, would have looked through the ages. At the time William Capel inherited it – just one of a family line who lived in the house for centuries … Continue reading
The Forgotten Faith: The Witness of the Celtic Saints by Anthony Duncan
It must be said at once that there is no such thing as ‘Celtic Christianity’ as something other than the Christian Faith as it is properly handed down to us. What there is, however, is a Celtic Spirituality which is … Continue reading
Posted in British History, British Literature, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged Albion, Anglican Church, Anglo Saxon, Anthony Duncan, Arthuriad, Asaph, Augustine, Bishops, British History, Bueno, Cadog, Celtic, Celtic Christianity, Celtic Church, celtic saints, celtic spirituality, Christianity, Church, Columba, David, Early Church, England, English history, Gildas, History, Illtyd, Ireland, Jesus Christ, Kentigern, Mabinogion, Maelrubba, Melangell, Monasteries, Monks, Ninian, Padarn, pagan, Patrick, Paulinus, Religion, Roman Catholic, Sacred places, Saint Augustine, Saints, Samson, Saxon, Scotland, spirituality, Synod, Teilo, Theology, Tysilio, Wales
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