Daily Archives: January 18, 2009

Reliving Britain in William Mayne’s Earthfasts

Earthfasts is William Mayne’s most famous book and deals with Arthurian mythology. Keith and David are crossing the Dales when they hear drumming and are surprised when a drummer, Nellie Jack John,  appears from underneath the land. Unaware of the … Continue reading

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William Mayne’s The Battlefield

William Mayne’s The Battlefield, published in 1967, is an odd fantastic novel which is worth a read for curiosity. The Battlefield in question is an area of land which generates its own myths about who fought there and when,  ranging … Continue reading

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