tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post4286286211728066643..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: NEIL OLIVER at the HARROGATE HISTORY FESTIVAL by Penny DolanMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-13226600354510323632015-11-18T18:24:45.050+00:002015-11-18T18:24:45.050+00:00What an interesting article! I'm a great fan ...What an interesting article! I'm a great fan of Neil Oliver & all the docu's he has made....he's one of the most fascinating presenters I've experienced & appears to be the loveliest of persons. I'm eager to check out his books, so glad that you included them in this wonderful post. A big thank you!Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06454645108025030813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-21318427265689368322015-11-17T13:13:22.494+00:002015-11-17T13:13:22.494+00:00Glad we both enjoyed it, Sally. I'm hoping to ...Glad we both enjoyed it, Sally. I'm hoping to blog about one or two of the other speakers sometime in the future as well, though there were so many and so different it is hard to choose.<br /><br />Sue, I'm haven't a copy of the hardback novel, but I re-acted to those "four months" too! I think N.O. qualified it by saying that he'd already got all the "history knowledge". The implication was that he had developed an outline already, so the four months were pure writing time. He's also a journalist, which probably makes him fast at typing too. (Ah well. Back to one letter at a time.)Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-32377793999498130452015-11-17T12:05:38.295+00:002015-11-17T12:05:38.295+00:00I was there and, as your report suggests,Penny, Ne...I was there and, as your report suggests,Penny, Neil Oliver seemed not only a warm and witty man, what he had to say about his love of history was fascinating to hear. I was riveted. PS I recommend this event to all history lovers and writers. I've attended three of them andf will go in 2016, Deus Veult.Sally Zigmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520579251842006765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-26381214892240398142015-11-17T10:11:08.996+00:002015-11-17T10:11:08.996+00:00Wish i'd been there - love Neil Oliver! Thanks...Wish i'd been there - love Neil Oliver! Thanks for the report, Penny.Celia Reeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059549379622664741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-23587779445793144502015-11-17T09:41:15.557+00:002015-11-17T09:41:15.557+00:00Thanks for this report - an interesting chap!Thanks for this report - an interesting chap!Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-3583408373287791582015-11-17T08:42:37.708+00:002015-11-17T08:42:37.708+00:00Very interesting - I didn't know he'd writ...Very interesting - I didn't know he'd written a novel. In four months!Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.com