<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[LEE ELLIOTT AUTHOR]]></title><description><![CDATA[lee-elliott.com]]></description><link>https://www.lee-elliott.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 23:38:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.lee-elliott.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Book About Courage and The Love of Freedom]]></title><description><![CDATA[If we think about the ways in which books enter our lives, there are those that seem fated to become part of us. 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He was only...]]></description><link>https://www.lee-elliott.com/post/colin-wilson-and-the-fight-against-the-robot</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6159d5245b63660016a97e49</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2021 16:29:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a10390_22572389bed6431a90ca54306784865e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_427,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lee Elliott</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trieste: A Haunting]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are a few places left in the world that allow one to disappear.  Trieste, tucked into a narrow corner of coastline of the northmost...]]></description><link>https://www.lee-elliott.com/post/trieste-a-haunting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60ef3e1e51822b00165a27d2</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2021 19:58:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a10390_7ded274281d843a09409aa0d8989ccb4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_631,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lee Elliott</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recommended with Reservations - Two French Writers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perhaps a sense of caution should temper the inclination to recommend certain books. There are some that leave a permanent mark, possibly...]]></description><link>https://www.lee-elliott.com/post/recommended-with-reservations-two-french-writers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60c50b84dcc851002b6a0d69</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2021 19:45:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a10390_fe0e5092f2414dab82ab3caf1fba46b1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_850,h_590,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lee Elliott</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 Voyages to Adventure]]></title><description><![CDATA[20 Voyages to Adventure with Patrick O’Brian I enjoy having a blog so that I can write about my favorite authors and perhaps introduce...]]></description><link>https://www.lee-elliott.com/post/20-voyages-to-adventure</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60993899e4053e0015e3b298</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2021 14:07:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a10390_8952b88098474d78b89896052c23efd0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lee Elliott</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Perennial Philosophy]]></title><description><![CDATA[I started this blog last November with the purpose of introducing some books that have been important to me to readers who might have...]]></description><link>https://www.lee-elliott.com/post/the-perennial-philosophy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6074a4b3ff6d750015131764</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2021 11:54:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a10390_2e61000840254278b03208a9358f43bf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_987,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lee Elliott</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Daydreaming About France - Toulouse, La Ville Rose]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post is about my favorite city – Toulouse. It doesn’t have a lot of competition, really, because I’m not that fond of cities. I love...]]></description><link>https://www.lee-elliott.com/post/more-daydreaming-about-france-toulouse-la-ville-rose</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60663f24cd3642002be2c915</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2021 22:20:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a10390_b2a20e65e0204e0684e1d87f8643097c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_854,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lee Elliott</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saint Patrick, Reptiles and Trout]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the day dedicated to my favorite saint. Why my favorite? Saint Patrick was a man of many gifts and his life story is full of...]]></description><link>https://www.lee-elliott.com/post/saint-patrick-reptiles-and-trout</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60522b3d15ac850057809727</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2021 16:22:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a10390_6fdfe0717785468aa9870538ccae8e30~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lee Elliott</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[P.G.Wodehouse in Siberia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where is the Siberia of the mind? I don’t mean the geographic Siberia, but the one that appears in Russian literature as a cold and bleak...]]></description><link>https://www.lee-elliott.com/post/p-g-wodehouse-in-siberia</link><guid isPermaLink="false">604a1b1fde93720015e538c2</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2021 13:40:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a10390_660fdd7e590d46fc8f4e88d148fe46f3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lee Elliott</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shackleton's boat journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Fortitudine Vincimus  - We Conquer by  Fortitude The greatest adventure story? This is about one of the top contenders and for me it...]]></description><link>https://www.lee-elliott.com/post/shackleton-s-boat-journey</link><guid isPermaLink="false">603eb042075d030015a35da5</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2021 14:12:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a10390_776fd264109a4125ad23b22ba00f02ae~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_689,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lee Elliott</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daydreaming About France]]></title><description><![CDATA[We were supposed to go to Scotland and Iceland last spring, but Covid struck and that was the end of the plan. 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Even if the house is decrepit, falling down, a safety hazard, and capable of destroying the net...]]></description><link>https://www.lee-elliott.com/post/the-wonderful-diaries-of-james-lees-milne</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60314b77a90eb900179b695a</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2021 19:37:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a10390_3ebf4ed527184cedb4bc2d8dbdf2188b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_538,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lee Elliott</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deception Makes a Story - Self Deception Makes A Tragedy ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once again, I am reading Middlemarch - the fifth time? I've lost count.  The prose is so beautiful that it takes my breath away, and I...]]></description><link>https://www.lee-elliott.com/post/deception-makes-a-story-self-deception-makes-a-tragedy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">602beb2b909389001742c3ae</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2021 17:12:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a10390_71fb9eba4cb840d791774791d0dcd063~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lee Elliott</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On writing my first novel: Is self-knowledge a prerequisite?]]></title><description><![CDATA[My book, Light and Shadow at Pemberley, should be available on Amazon in late November, I hope. 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