Earth/Note 19: Into the City at Last
A Visit to Istanbul Past and Present
Category Author Explores
Earth/Note 16: The End of the Caliphate and the Clash of Civilizations
The Ottoman caliphate’s demise in 1924 arose from forces at the heart of A Court at Constantinople
Earth/Note 14: From a Court at Constantinople to a Court for the World
Edmund Hornby, a character in my novel, built the British Supreme Consular Court at Constantinople and then contributed to efforts to build a world court
Earth/Note 12: Civilization-politik Returns
Political claims about "civilization" are increasing in a dangerous world
Earth/Note 10: The Sins and Service of Imperial Ancestors—A Bit of Cumberbatching
A relative of British actor Benedict Cumberbatch appears in my novel--and why that connection touches on current controversies about the British empire
Earth/Note 9: “What Do You Make of the British Empire?”—Imperialism and A Court at Constantinople
Two empires—one surging, the other struggling—grapple with change in an age of transformation
Earth/Note 8: “Did We Do Them Justice?”—Gender Issues in A Court at Constantinople
Addressing gender mistreatment in historical fiction
Earth/Note 7: Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger–Reviewing Book Reviews
Learning from reviews of A Court at Constantinople
Earth/Note 6: Gripping Tales from the Footrest Realm
Artificial Intelligence and the Novel Writing Industrial Complex
Earth/Note 5: Spreading Contagion with No Chance of Quarantine
Experimenting with artificial intelligence connects past and present