Books with author Malcolm Taylor

This book takes on an enduring challenge and attempts to make sense of Stonehenge. The monument has survived for approximately 5000 years and was certainly in use from 3000 BC until around 1500 BC, and has quite probably been the intermittent focus for a variety of ritual activity ever since. The ruins that we see today represent not only the most spectacular version of this Neolithic temple but also hint at its final identity and function. These massive stones represent just one of a series of different versions of Stonehenge which probably began with nothing more than a circular bank and ditch. The quality of the evidence for the various subsequent developments is assessed, with particular attention being given to the 56 Aubrey Holes. Their rather mysterious presence has provided opportunities for some striking and imaginative interpretations in the past, but the one offered here tends to favour practicality and common sense.The main focus and longest section of the book concentrates on the sarsen monument. Here the archaeology makes possible a fairly accurate reconstruction of the original, and this in turn provides an opportunity for evidence-based conjecture on both the design and the purpose that it served. Despite a very understandable impression that there can be little new to be said about the place, the suggested analysis reveals a surprising amount of previously unremarked detail and uncovers various geometrical relationships which combine to produce a comprehensive understanding of Stonehenge in its final form. Every feature of the monument - from the outer circle with its unique stone lintels to the inner arrangement of five trilithons - is given a plausible explanation.

In this spine-chilling tale set on the 1700's Yorkshire coast, Obadiah Demurral is a vicar set on gaining control of the highest power in the universe. The only people in his way are two children, Kate and Thomas, and their mysterious friend Raphah, a shipwrecked sailor who has come from his home in Africa to reclaim a stolen icon and who offers a tantalizing glimpse of another culture. Their struggle against Demurral ultimately brings them face-to-face with the powers of darkness in an epic battle packed with suspense.

Excerpt from The Afflicted Family, or a Doctor Without a Diploma: A Farce-Comedy, in Four ActsBetty. (busy dusting) Come, John Henry, you are forgetting your break fast, cook and me have eaten ours.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Rags and Bottles, Vol. 8: The Two Waifs, an Original Commedy, in Two ActsBundle of tracts, butcher's basket, barrel, purse with coin, ring, full lay-out for table, a paper bag, champagne bottle.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Rags and Bottles, Vol. 8: The Two Waifs, an Original Commedy, in Two ActsBundle of tracts, butcher's basket, barrel, purse with coin, ring, full lay-out for table, a paper bag, champagne bottle.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Auld Robin Gray: Am Emotional Drama, in Five ActsRobin. Ah, but she's a fine girl. What 11 guid wife she'll make some man some day.Adam. She shows her guid bringing up, an' if any lass deserves a guid home an' husband, it's my Jeannie.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Auld Robin Gray: Am Emotional Drama, in Five ActsRobin. Ah, but she's a fine girl. What 11 guid wife she'll make some man some day.Adam. She shows her guid bringing up, an' if any lass deserves a guid home an' husband, it's my Jeannie.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This book takes on an enduring challenge and attempts to make sense of Stonehenge. The monument has survived for approximately 5000 years and was certainly in use from 3000 BC until around 1500 BC, and has quite probably been the intermittent focus for a variety of ritual activity ever since. The ruins that we see today represent not only the most spectacular version of this Neolithic temple but also hint at its final identity and function. These massive stones represent just one of a series of different versions of Stonehenge which probably began with nothing more than a circular bank and ditch. The quality of the evidence for the various subsequent developments is assessed, with particular attention being given to the 56 Aubrey Holes. Their rather mysterious presence has provided opportunities for some striking and imaginative interpretations in the past, but the one offered here tends to favour practicality and common sense.The main focus and longest section of the book concentrates on the sarsen monument. Here the archaeology makes possible a fairly accurate reconstruction of the original, and this in turn provides an opportunity for evidence-based conjecture on both the design and the purpose that it served. Despite a very understandable impression that there can be little new to be said about the place, the suggested analysis reveals a surprising amount of previously unremarked detail and uncovers various geometrical relationships which combine to produce a comprehensive understanding of Stonehenge in its final form. Every feature of the monument - from the outer circle with its unique stone lintels to the inner arrangement of five trilithons - is given a plausible explanation.