Lord John Series: Who is the Tithe/Teind?

Probably many of us are puzzled concerning the identity of the tithe/teind in The Scottish Prisoner. Is it Tobias Quinn or Jamie? In my two previous posts, I discussed the notion that the faeries do sacrifice one of their own to hell. Furthermore, I brought up the conception that time travelers are seen as faeries […]

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Lord John Series: The Bog Man as a Time Traveler-Part Two

In my last post, I speculated about the mysterious bog man in The Scottish Prisoner is a time traveler. Here is the link. The Bog Man as a Time Traveler.  Of course, I discussed the notion that the teind/tithe has to be one of the faery-folk as detailed by Abbot Michael, and that time travelers are viewed as […]

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Lord John Grey: The Twelvetrees in Jamaica

I have been a little bit late in updating my blog. I was supposed to go the Outlandish Gathering in Savannah this year. However, it got canceled because of Hurricane Matthew (I have started to hate Mother Nature recently because of it). As a result, I was very busy packing and unpacking. This post is mainly […]

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Lord John Grey: The Snake as Lord John’s Spirit Animal

Snakes seem to be everywhere in “Lord John and the Plague of Zombies.” In this post, I will try to interpret what snakes represent. Of course, I have not read yet any of the books that the author used as a source to write the novella, even though I acquired one of them, The Serpent […]

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Lord John Grey Series: Confirmation of Geillis Having Syphilis

While I was away, I was able to finish reading A Trail of Fire. This post will be mainly about a detail revealed in “Lord John and the Plague of Zombies,” the confirmation that Geillis had syphilis. In his interaction with her, Lord John recognizes the syphilitic infection. She rubbed absently at her forehead, and he […]

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