Anthony Anglorus, the Highwayman Aficionado

Here’s what Anthony Anglorus, our guest, had to say about his book, The Prince of Prigs.

“Writing this tale was an utter joy, but I had a problem. Two, actually. One, the start of the book must catch the reader's eye.

There is nothing especially fascinating about a teenager arguing with his father and leaving home even in the seventeenth century, so I elected to start the book sixteen years later. Two, by starting at this point, I was rejecting a lot of fascinating stories, and to make matters worse, eight months later he left the country to fight abroad, and there is little information about this later period.

So I wrote his tale covering the eight months, and then hit a problem; it was way too short. However, history was roiling around him in this period, so I decided to show some of the events which coloured his actions. In doing so, General Thomas Lord Fairfax caught my eye and I researched him before weaving him into the tale. But the story still lacked depth and a proper conclusion. So I introduced Zachary Howard, weaving his tale around the existing story, and because of some of his actions, I was able to create a totally fictitious but utterly satisfying conclusion to the book.”

What a storyteller! Want more? Then visit Anthony at: http://www.anglorus.com/.