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Nicholas C. Rossis

~ Award-winning, dream-protecting author

Nicholas C. Rossis

Tag Archives: Fun Historical Facts

A Fantasy Tip From History: Dobby’s International Counterparts

April 5, 2017

Wherever does Rowling come up with her amazing ideas? Well, in the case of Dobby, it could be any from …

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A Non-Vinegar Valentine From Me To You

February 14, 2017

It’s Valentine’s Day today, and I hope it’s a happy one. May you all have all the love in your …

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A Fantasy Tip From History: Medieval Spam

February 2, 2017

The first thing that visitors of my blog will see is a banner advertising my latest releases and offers. I …

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The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer

January 5, 2017

While I wait for your feedback on what kind of posts to focus on this year, I will kick off …

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A Fantasy Tip from History: Book Shrines

December 29, 2016

In a recent post, I described the many ways Medieval scribes and readers would transport their treasured books. There was one …

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A Fantasy Tip from History: Travelling Books

December 27, 2016

My Kindle has a couple of thousand books in it. Yes, thousand. Its size? smaller than most of my books …

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A Fantasy Tip from History: A Pox On You!

December 10, 2016

Two days ago, thieves broke into a chapel in my local parish. They left with a chalice, two candlesticks, and …

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Sunken Cities: Egypt’s Lost Worlds

November 18, 2016

If you are in London until November 27th, you have a great opportunity to visit “Sunken Cities: Egypt’s Lost Worlds” …

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A Fantasy Tip from History: Medieval Fonts and Posters

November 8, 2016

It was a slow day in 1450 and Herman Strepel, a scribe in Münster, Germany, was bored. With the last …

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The Art of Making a Book

October 22, 2016

Two lovely videos that explain first the traditional book-making process, then the modern one. I hope you find them as fascinating …

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