tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post5699557079840673876..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: Forthcoming titles, and an old book gets a makeoverSarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-12082950952985077612017-08-29T20:34:58.039-05:002017-08-29T20:34:58.039-05:00How interesting - I see on the Amazon forum that J...How interesting - I see on the Amazon forum that James Sinclair is listed as an other pseudonym, but I hadn't associated it with the novel Warrior Queen... which I've had a copy of for many years but haven't read yet. I'll have to find it and read it. <br /><br />There's a little about him in <i>Twentieth Century Romance and Historical Writers</i> (3rd ed) as follows: He was British and served in the British Army, 1940-46, and was the managing director of a number of printing companies from the 1950s-60s, then a chairman of a sports company in Merstham. Curiously, there's a note that his manuscript collection is at the Mugar Memorial Library at Boston University. Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-77781800679126190752017-08-29T15:24:37.591-05:002017-08-29T15:24:37.591-05:00Reginald Thomas Staples is the name I'm famili...Reginald Thomas Staples is the name I'm familiar with, although James Sinclair is the pseudonym I came to know him by. I really enjoyed Warrior Queen, especially since he gave such vigour and care to a tale history nearly forgot. I haven't read a lot of his books, but he was a great talent, in my opinion, and it's strange to me that his books haven't received as much attention as they deserve. Nowadays there are so many novelists, it is sometimes forgotten how difficult it is to write an enthralling book. This author is truly great, and I would like to know more about him. The internet doesn't provide that much information, besides revealing that he wrote a great deal of books at a tremendous pace. Any thoughts on his interesting view on the tragic tale of Boudicca, or his life? Maybe he was a colorful character? There must be a story behind the name, if his wonderful books are anything to go by ...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431180410524554871noreply@blogger.com