Paul Harrison AKA Mason Doyle

[Jane]

april where has our friend steve gone thought he would be celebrating with us.  Bet he is off to watch Kirsty and Phil

He's still here Susan. We'd love to have him if he'd like to join us, wouldn't we?

[Patti]

Thanks Patti, it's taken a long time to get this far!  :D

I know the feeling    I've been writing my book for over 10 years....I doubt I will ever get to the finishing stage, but the story is based on true events set in the 1700's..

This is a bit of it....lol

We begin with Richard William Goulding, the chief Librarian to His Grace the Duke of Portland. The son of a book seller. (1868-1929)  Goulding became a distinguished antiquary on obscure biography and local history. From the beginning to the end of his life he entertained everyone with his charm, warmth, wit and everlasting friendship to those who encircled him. He captured his audience in an instance with his friendly presence and his amazing gift of being in control of his listeners. The majority of his work is safeguarded in the Lincolnshire archives and Louth Museum. His continuous labour made him a prominent gentleman of his time, he achieved notoriety not only for being a great historian, but a naturalist too. Goulding must have been very intrigued with the Mussendine/Esberger family, and went to great lengths to discover the Journal’s existence, it was written by the great doctorin 1764 “known locally as the Prussian Doctor,“ of Marshchaple, Frederick Christain Esberger, who’s name for the rest of my sequence of events shall be known as Christian.

And another bit...But its all true and this man was my 7th times great grandfather....

Honoured Sir

About four months a goe I was hired by a sertain person at the City of Bristoll who went by the name of
Musgrave to be his servant for one year and told me that he did design to travel through Germany and did bring me this far into this Country as Westerhousen whare the King of Prussia then was and at the same time Did. as I have been since informed tell his majesty that he had agreed with me to serve his said majesty for the sum of twenty pounds which is most notorious false and did also at the same time inform his said majesty that my name was Johnson. The truth of which may be known by enquiring after me at the town of Marsh Chappell near Grimsby in Lincolnshire whare I was born. I have since I find my self this betrayed several times applied my self to his said majesty to let me goe but all in vain. I therefore do most humbly intrate your honour would be so good to intersaidin my behalf as I am a native of the Kingdom of England and can claim the advantage of a subject there. I hope your honour will be plaised to take this my lamentable case into consideration and shall for you and yours ever forsay and your honours most obedient and most humble servant.

Potsdam Jan 19th 1734. Signed by John Mussendine

[Patti]

You won't be drinking alone

Oh go on then, might as well join in....

[susan]

Patti I will have a signed copy when it is finished maybe by the end of the night as the gin bottle goes down I may order 50

[HMEssex]

He's still here Susan. We'd love to have him if he'd like to join us, wouldn't we?

I think he's scarpered with being faced with a real author.

I bet this is one book he won't skim read hiding behind a pillar!

[Patti]

Patti I will have a signed copy when it is finished maybe by the end of the night as the gin bottle goes down I may order 50

Susie you will get your thistle in pickle....and finish up with 50 Batman & Robin books. 

[susan]

Patti thistle going tomorrow back to the good old Yorkshire Rose well if I can find Roch to do it for me his idea I had a thistle for a change

[Jane]

I think he's scarpered with being faced with a real author.

I bet this is one book he won't skim read hiding behind a pillar!

HME, I ain't arguing

[susan]

Hi HMEssex  steve will read Paul's book and will not agree with one word of it only the Author's name

[susan]

april my gal you better be careful he may dump you for lookout

[Patti]

Patti thistle going tomorrow back to the good old Yorkshire Rose well if I can find Roch to do it for me his idea I had a thistle for a change

Yipee!!!! Like this one??

[Alias]

I know the feeling    I've been writing my book for over 10 years....I doubt I will ever get to the finishing stage, but the story is based on true events set in the 1700's..

This is a bit of it....lol

We begin with Richard William Goulding, the chief Librarian to His Grace the Duke of Portland. The son of a book seller. (1868-1929)  Goulding became a distinguished antiquary on obscure biography and local history. From the beginning to the end of his life he entertained everyone with his charm, warmth, wit and everlasting friendship to those who encircled him. He captured his audience in an instance with his friendly presence and his amazing gift of being in control of his listeners. The majority of his work is safeguarded in the Lincolnshire archives and Louth Museum. His continuous labour made him a prominent gentleman of his time, he achieved notoriety not only for being a great historian, but a naturalist too. Goulding must have been very intrigued with the Mussendine/Esberger family, and went to great lengths to discover the Journal’s existence, it was written by the great doctorin 1764 “known locally as the Prussian Doctor,“ of Marshchaple, Frederick Christain Esberger, who’s name for the rest of my sequence of events shall be known as Christian.

And another bit...But its all true and this man was my 7th times great grandfather....

Honoured Sir

About four months a goe I was hired by a sertain person at the City of Bristoll who went by the name of
Musgrave to be his servant for one year and told me that he did design to travel through Germany and did bring me this far into this Country as Westerhousen whare the King of Prussia then was and at the same time Did. as I have been since informed tell his majesty that he had agreed with me to serve his said majesty for the sum of twenty pounds which is most notorious false and did also at the same time inform his said majesty that my name was Johnson. The truth of which may be known by enquiring after me at the town of Marsh Chappell near Grimsby in Lincolnshire whare I was born. I have since I find my self this betrayed several times applied my self to his said majesty to let me goe but all in vain. I therefore do most humbly intrate your honour would be so good to intersaidin my behalf as I am a native of the Kingdom of England and can claim the advantage of a subject there. I hope your honour will be plaised to take this my lamentable case into consideration and shall for you and yours ever forsay and your honours most obedient and most humble servant.

Potsdam Jan 19th 1734. Signed by John Mussendine

Please finish it, Patty, would be great!

[maggie]

Gosh, don't get too drunk everyone. Actually, go for it! 

Hi Paul am so excited about your book, the fact you are looking at everything from a different angle is really tantalising but we will have to be patient and hang on a little longer.
Am a bit late to the party as have been standing in the cold and rain watching fire works with the grand kids. 

[tyler]

AH....revealed at last!! Wonder if those that doubted there was an upcoming book will now be big enough to apologise? No,I doubt it too! Poor Ray Hollingsworth, got it sooo wrong by rubbishing the fact that there was an upcoming book AND got led up the garden path by Simon Hall. Best give up your day job Ray and stick to your night time antics 

Lovely to see you on the forum Paul 

[lookout]

 Sandra Lean will be feeling a little let down over SH,too. Perhaps she should have substituted it for Jeremy instead.