The making of a book - the Romance of William and the Werewolf (William of Palerne), its creation and production
How a fourteenth-century alliterative romance has come alive once more, richly illustrated with linocut prints.
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Michael Smith
Jun 173 min read
Book Review: Footmarks - A Journey into Our Restless Past, by Jim Leary
Jim Leary's Footmarks uncovers how our ancestors were always on the move, leaving behind traces of an exposure to a much broader world.
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Michael Smith
Feb 65 min read
Book Review: Northerners - A History, by Brian Groom
A review of Northerners - A History, by Brian Groom. Published by Harper North.
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Michael Smith
Nov 23, 20235 min read
Nobut an old Cave – the power and meaning of the Green Chapel in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
The poet in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight calls the Green Chapel 'nobot an olde cave' with huge understatement. It was a house of horror.
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Michael Smith
Feb 5, 20235 min read
Book Review: The Road by Christopher Hadley
A review of Christopher Hadley's fascinating new book about a forgotten Roman Road, RR21b, and the traces it has left behind.
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Michael Smith
Aug 13, 20223 min read
Book Review: Field Notes by Maxim Peter Griffin - a walk on the wild side
A book review of Field Notes by Maxim Peter Griffin. A feast of art and words describing the landscape, mood and people of Lincolnshire.
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Michael Smith
Nov 20, 20204 min read
William of Palerne and the literary legacy of Humphrey de Bohun
I have been working for some time on a new translation of William of Palerne, which Madden in the nineteenth century called the “romance...
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Michael Smith, Author, Translator, Printmaker
Sep 2, 20194 min read
Book Review: Hollow Places by Christopher Hadley
Hollow Places is a fascinating examination of how legends grow through time and yet have a basis in truth. A stunning examination of the leg
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Michael Smith, Author, Translator, Printmaker
Feb 19, 20194 min read
Book Review: The Castle at War in Medieval England and Wales
Dr Dan Spencer's book on the Medieval castles is a valuable and accessible guide to castles - not what they are but where they appear in
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Michael Smith, printmaker, Mythical Britain
Aug 11, 20182 min read
Illustrating my new translation of the Alliterative Morte Arthure (King Arthur's Death)
A new translation of the epic fourteenth century story of King Arthur's Death by Michael Smith will feature over 32 stunning linocut ill
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