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Howling at the Gates 5.19 – The Dogs of War

Published on : 29 December, 201429 December, 2014 Published by : Rob Vollmar

Howling at the Gates 5.18- Dissension in the Ranks

Published on : 8 December, 20147 December, 2014 Published by : Rob Vollmar

Howling at the Gates 5.17- Cry Havoc!

Published on : 24 November, 201424 November, 2014 Published by : Rob Vollmar

Howling at the Gates 5.16- Death by Disco Dancer

Published on : 10 November, 201410 November, 2014 Published by : Rob Vollmar

Howling at the Gates 5.15- Unmitigated Audacity

Published on : 27 October, 201426 October, 2014 Published by : Rob Vollmar

Howling at the Gates 5.14- Eli Wept

Published on : 13 October, 201413 October, 2014 Published by : Rob Vollmar

Howling at the Gates 5.13- Prepare to Fight!

Published on : 29 September, 201429 September, 2014 Published by : Rob Vollmar

Howling at the Gates 5.12- Leader of the Pack

Published on : 15 September, 201414 September, 2014 Published by : Rob Vollmar

Howling at the Gates 5.11- Stranger Danger

Published on : 25 August, 201425 August, 2014 Published by : Rob Vollmar

Howling at the Gates 5.10- Boy Meets World

Published on : 4 August, 20145 August, 2014 Published by : Rob Vollmar

On this day, June 11, in 1572, Ben Jonson was born in Westminster, London, England. A towering figure in English (and therefore Western) literature, especially during the Renaissance and Restoration, he is considered second only to William Shakespeare (whom he knew) in his importance to British drama. Indeed, known for his intellect and cultured satire found in both his plays and his poetry, he was more widely known and better received than Shakespeare, and enjoyed the patronage of King James VI and I. The man who has been called the first poet laureate continued to write up until his death in 1637; he was 65.

On this day, December 3, in 1857, Joseph Conrad was born in Berdichev, Imperial Russia (modern
Ukraine, then a part of Poland). While he settled in England and wrote in English, he always considered himself a Pole. Heart of Darkness, one of the most famous of his 20 novels (which explores colonialism and the attitudes regarding what constitutes a barbarian versus civilized society) is considered one of the best English novels of the 20th century, as is his novel Lord Jim, which chronicles a crew’s abandonment of its disabled ship. Conrad died in England in 1924 at age 66.