Captain Lydiard's was involved in a battle near Havana, Cuba in 1807. He lost his life in December along with the ship. In 1801 Britain carried off the Danish fleet, in 1807 Britain burned large parts of Copenhagen. Britain was hard up for ships during the War years.
His prophecies have been studied with an eye to world history. It's a strange book so I thought it would be good for Librivox to have a link to it. The annotator started making predictions while translating the book and everyone has followed suit.
The History channel says.
How did a French prophet living in 16th century France predict so many modern day disasters? From the tragic events of 9/11, to recent tsunamis in the Pacific, to the Ebola outbreak in 2014--how could one man see so far into the future so accurately?
Thanks for the info on Nostradamus, Craig! All PL Ok now.
Here's one more for this collection, a travelogue of the Antrim coast of Ireland, of the scenic route from Belfast to the Giant's Causeway, from the Dublin Penny Journal in the 1830s. Interesting piece from the very early age of tourism and tourists' guides.
ColleenMc wrote: ↑May 25th, 2018, 11:59 am
Here's one more for this collection, a travelogue of the Antrim coast of Ireland, of the scenic route from Belfast to the Giant's Causeway, from the Dublin Penny Journal in the 1830s. Interesting piece from the very early age of tourism and tourists' guides.
Thank you, Colleen! This travel guide sounds like it would be very useful. Well read!
"The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. It is located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles (4.8 km) northeast of the town of Bushmills. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986, and a national nature reserve in 1987 by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland." (Wikipedia)
Thanks Colleen Very interesting. Maybe you should date the article.
10:10 a little stumble
28:13 – repetition of in form or size to one another –
It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986, and a national nature reserve in 1987 by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland.
George Williams Peckham (March 23, 1845 – January 10, 1914) and Elizabeth Maria Gifford Peckham (December 19, 1854 – February 11, 1940) were a married couple who were early American teachers, taxonomists, ethologists, arachnologists, and entomologists, specializing in animal behavior and in the study of jumping spiders (family Salticidae) and wasps. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_and_Elizabeth_Peckham
Congratulations Sue, Craig and all of the readers! This collection is now in the LibriVox catalog and available for listeners to download. Please check the catalog page and let me know if any changes are needed:
All PL Ok now.
Very interesting. Maybe you should date the article.
Volume 57 is now FULL. Many thanks to all who contributed to this particularly fascinating volume of nonfiction!