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BVC Announces Deja Vu Halloo by Chris Dolley

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Chris Dolley
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Deja Vu Halloo Reeves & Worcester Steampunk Mysteries 5 by Chris Dolley It’s Groundhog Day, 1906. February 2nd is stuck on repeat, and only our intrepid trio appear to have noticed. Emmeline senses the meddling of a higher power – … Continue reading →

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Posted in Humor, mystery, New Releases, science fiction, steampunk | Tagged edwardian, Groundhog Day, jeeves, time travel, Wodehouse | 1 Reply

Lambing 2020 Begins!

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Chris Dolley

Lambing 2020 has begun! In previous years we’ve always had a pretty good idea about who’s going to lamb and when. We’d raddle* the ram and change the raddle colour every few weeks so we’d know who he’d gone back … Continue reading →

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Posted in Animals, Lifestyle | Tagged lambing, sheep

The Olympics: Classic Moments

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Chris Dolley

With the world on lockdown and this years Olympics having to be postponed until next year, what better time for a fun story from the Olympic archives. And where better to start than the 1908 London Olympics? Nowadays, we’re used … Continue reading →

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Posted in History, Humor, Uncategorized | Tagged olympics

The Induction Course

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Chris Dolley

I’ve been thinking recently about the process of welcoming new members and, naturally, this dredged up memories of the many ‘first days’ I experienced. The most notable – and traumatic – was my first real job when I joined the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Humor, Memory, Personal, Work | Tagged first day, induction

Richard III Wins In Extra Time!

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Chris Dolley

Sport is full of amazing stories. But last night Leicester City achieved one of the most amazing turnarounds in sporting history. They won the English Premier League. To put this in perspective, only four teams have won the Premier League … Continue reading →

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Posted in Culture, History, Inspiration | Tagged football, Richard III, soccer

The Ultimate Reading Experience Enhancement!

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Chris Dolley

With all the excitement last month about applications that may or may not be able to calculate the number of ebook pages read (see here) Book View Cafe are proud to announce a new family of applications that will revolutionise … Continue reading →

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Posted in Animals, Announcements, Humor, Lifestyle, News, Publishing, technology | Tagged parrots, spoof

Women, Children and Horses First

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Chris Dolley

In these days of ferry disasters and sinking cruise liners one can be forgiven for thinking that the modern captain, far from being the last to leave the ship, likes to be the first onto the lifeboat. Here’s a story … Continue reading →

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Posted in History, horses, Inspiration

The 1899 Lynmouth ‘Overland Launch’

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Chris Dolley

Here’s a feel good story for Christmas. It’s the true story of one of the most amazing lifeboat rescues ever. The 1899 ‘Overland Launch’ of the Lynmouth Lifeboat. It’s a story about people who go that extra mile. And then … Continue reading →

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Posted in History, Holidays/Holy Days

New Book Giveaway!

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Chris Dolley

BVC will be publishing the first four Reeves & Worcester steampunk mysteries in October … in a single volume … in trade paperback. If you’d like to win a signed copy – and not wait until October – you can … Continue reading →

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Posted in Announcements, Humor, steampunk | Tagged giveaway, Reeves, Wodehouse

Lambing 2014

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Chris Dolley

It’s that time of year again. The incredibly wet, incredibly windy winter has passed into memory and we’ve switched from floods to proto-drought with nothing but full sun forecast for the next fortnight. The weather only does extremes these days. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Animals, Blogs, Lifestyle | Tagged farming, lambing, lambs, sheep

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