tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post602387156580461793..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: THE INVINCIBLE HENLEY by Penny DolanMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-81272653589202932042014-09-20T12:02:45.108+01:002014-09-20T12:02:45.108+01:00I have loved Henley's Invictus ever since I fi...I have loved Henley's Invictus ever since I first heard it. Great post. Becca McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09339982441409936532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-78446172230956788512014-09-17T17:39:12.132+01:002014-09-17T17:39:12.132+01:00Absolutely wonderful! And yes, please, Scotland, ...Absolutely wonderful! And yes, please, Scotland, stay with us! We love you!Pippa Goodharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709422048047155208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-33597311019744311132014-09-17T17:10:37.677+01:002014-09-17T17:10:37.677+01:00Thanks, everyone, for enjoying this Henley post. I...Thanks, everyone, for enjoying this Henley post. I paused when I came across the T.E. Lawrence name too, Sue, but there was no connection.<br /><br />Henley riding on a motorbike? I think he would have liked that, even if it was out of his time frame.Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-28894165100847859572014-09-17T16:07:28.556+01:002014-09-17T16:07:28.556+01:00Wonderful! I wonder if that T E Lawrence was an an...Wonderful! I wonder if that T E Lawrence was an ancestor of the later one?Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-67132597691132906222014-09-17T13:10:38.486+01:002014-09-17T13:10:38.486+01:00Goodness, I never heard of this an! Who would have...Goodness, I never heard of this an! Who would have thought there would be so many fascinating connections? Including that line I HAVE heard of "I am the master of my fate..."Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-37787629974670934722014-09-17T10:30:12.234+01:002014-09-17T10:30:12.234+01:00What a fabulous post and a fabulous story, thank y...What a fabulous post and a fabulous story, thank you. Has he had a biography?<br />Clare Mulleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11592100764046914574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-2677354112055213122014-09-17T09:56:45.692+01:002014-09-17T09:56:45.692+01:00What a fabulous post, Penny! I didn't know an...What a fabulous post, Penny! I didn't know any more about Henley other than that he was a friend of Stevenson. And I couldn't agree more about bonnie Scotland. I hope we stay together. Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-21516645079203113402014-09-17T08:35:53.438+01:002014-09-17T08:35:53.438+01:00A rich and delightful post - full of sound-paintin...A rich and delightful post - full of sound-painting and factual information. I learn SO much on this site! <br />Regarding - and even before the referendum vote - I feel as you do, Penny - more in sorrow than in anger I deeply hope that the United Kingdom is still just that on friday morning.<br />Thank you for getting the brain cells tingling this morning!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-88355845110255307482014-09-17T08:20:45.075+01:002014-09-17T08:20:45.075+01:00What a wonderful string of connections - material ...What a wonderful string of connections - material for an entire book! Thank you!Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-28975902501938438282014-09-17T08:19:07.620+01:002014-09-17T08:19:07.620+01:00Loved this, Penny, from beginning to end.Loved this, Penny, from beginning to end.Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-36746679501234290252014-09-17T07:33:57.630+01:002014-09-17T07:33:57.630+01:00The joys of research, Penny. Seek and you shall fi...The joys of research, Penny. Seek and you shall find… what a treasure chest of information, words and friendships you have cast on the table here. I was thinking, before you reached your conclusion, that such a friendship as Henley's and Stevenson's, after a possible YES vote tomorrow, might never take place. What a great pity the two men fell out. Thank you for this post. Carol Drinkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837854482139736944noreply@blogger.com