tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post6289303833574507597..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: "A Metropolis in Flames" - The Gordon Riots of 1780Debra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-59801446834939090322016-03-20T08:10:03.964-07:002016-03-20T08:10:03.964-07:00Thanks! In London we did live through something no...Thanks! In London we did live through something not dissimilar in 2011 - I remember standing at the window of my garrett (third floor, and thus out of range of anything throwable), and watching fires starting up here, there, and everywhere. Thankfully there was no loss of life in London (I'm really glad that our police aren't routinely armed) and the damage, though considerable, was not on the same scale. Mark Pattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621801968983662236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-9776875316190204492016-03-20T01:40:30.851-07:002016-03-20T01:40:30.851-07:00Extremely interesting, and thanks for sharing it, ...Extremely interesting, and thanks for sharing it, Mark. Not that long ago and I had no knowledge of this.Linda Acasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096791092366530129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-54672110848026020632016-03-20T01:20:56.629-07:002016-03-20T01:20:56.629-07:00For those who believe the apocalypse is at hand, j...For those who believe the apocalypse is at hand, just study history to see we live in relatively peaceful times. <br />Mark, I look forward to reading your acclaimed short story, White Wings, and have ordered the anthology.Linda Collisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184486912118207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-29485846492544133692016-03-19T02:58:40.281-07:002016-03-19T02:58:40.281-07:00Excellent - and, for me, very useful.
Thanks,
Joh...Excellent - and, for me, very useful. <br />Thanks,<br />JohnJohn Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02095349741824511293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-73213075433274996542016-03-19T02:36:18.416-07:002016-03-19T02:36:18.416-07:00A fascinating account, Mark. The cost of the damag...A fascinating account, Mark. The cost of the damage, especially for the time, was mind-boggling. And the loss of life. Cryssa Bazoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339300665743449764noreply@blogger.com