Books #10 & 11

This is the sort of thing that comes from reading more than one book at a time.  I finished two books on the same night.

Mulliner Nights

P.G. Wodehouse
 

This is the next collection of Mr. Mulliner stories.  More silliness as told by the Hot Scotch and Lemon at the Angler's Rest.  Other than Mr. Mulliner, everyone in the pub is referred to by their drink selection.  Though all the stories are funny, there is no real thread to the collection, but there are two about a certain cat, named Webster.

The Anglo-Saxon Age

John Blair

 

This is a rather short introduction to the Anglo-Saxon Age, which reaches from the departure of the Romans to 1066.  It is a very informative little book with a good bibliography, and is part of a series of books on British History.  Among the fun parts of reading a book on Anglo-Saxons is the names, which are always fun.  Many Anglo-Saxon names start with the double letter Æ, like Æthelred and Ælfgyfu.  Yes, both of those are real Anglo-Saxon names.  The Æ becomes both A and E, depending on the particular name.  Ælfred becomes Alfred, while Ædward becomes Edward.  I am not an expert on names, but I have learned a bit, especially about Anglo-Saxon names from reading. 

This is an interesting period in British History, because of course, the Angles of the 5th and 6th Centuries are the origin of the name eventually given to the people and the place, the English and England.

Fun stuff, but Wodehouse was more fun.