Blogs in January 1970

The Clepsydra Stopped 1st January 1970

A young woman living in Zanzibar meets an older, married man on a visit. The attraction is strong and mutual: she seduces him, but he is a willing victim. They embark on a brief but passionate affair that marks...

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A Fatal Waltz 1st January 1970

Lady Emily Ashton is on a shooting weekend at the country estate of Lord Fortescue. Still engaged to Colin Hargreaves she comes face to face with a past amour (as it happens an Austrian Countess). Fortescue is found murdered...

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A Sister for Margot 1st January 1970

In a Portsmouth theatre, with Hitler’s bombs raining down, the actress Maud falls in love with a young naval officer. She dreams however of seeing her name in lights and part of her resists getting embroiled in an affair....

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Invasion (10) 1st January 1970

Napoleon’s forces are poised to invade Britain, and Commander Thomas Kydd’s ship is at the forefront of the fleet defending the English coast. His honour restored after temporary disgrace in the Channel Islands, and reunited with his ship Teazer,...

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The War of the Worlds 1st January 1970

2012 Reprint of 1898 Edition. “The War of the Worlds” is a first-person narrative of an unnamed protagonist’s adventures in London and the countryside southwest of London as Earth is invaded by Martians. Written in 1895-1897, it is one...

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