John E. Rees

I’m writing a Victorian mystery and found myself revisiting Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. It left me wondering: does pressure reveal our true character, or can it change us into someone we never imagined becoming? A few thoughts on nature, nurture and the fault lines of character. bit.ly/3U81lKm

Old College, University College Morlan, 1897. There is, however, one small problem with this photograph. University College Morlan is a figment of my imagination, created as the setting for Professor Owain Morgan. #HistoricalFiction #HistoricalMystery #VictorianEra

Wandering around Dolwyddelan Castle in North Wales, I wondered whose footsteps I walked in, and what history never recorded. That’s where The Silence of the White Shadow began, because sometimes a place becomes a story. #HistoricalFiction www.johnerees.com/notebook/whe...

I write historical fiction because, for me, history is not about dates and famous people. It’s about how ordinary lives are shaped by the forces around them. That’s the Human Thread, and it’s where my stories begin. #HistoricalFiction #TheHumanThread