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Florilegium: A collection of stories inspired by beautiful and unusual words
FLORILEGIUM, NOUN, plural florilegia.
1. (archaic) a lavishly illustrated book of flowers.
2. a collection or anthology of stories.
Chypre, honeyfur, vellichor - just three of eighteen unusual and beautiful words, some old, some new, but all of which inspired the stories in this book from award-winning author Michael Wombat. The tales are as varied and delightful as the words themselves: chronicles of love sit next to tales of brutality. Time-shifters nestle up to hungry dogs. A private eye wakes up with a donkey’s head in place of his own. You will discover a new delight at every twist and (page) turn.
Also includes a list of over thirty more of the author’s favourite words, with definitions, that did not (yet) give birth to an adventure.
1. (archaic) a lavishly illustrated book of flowers.
2. a collection or anthology of stories.
Chypre, honeyfur, vellichor - just three of eighteen unusual and beautiful words, some old, some new, but all of which inspired the stories in this book from award-winning author Michael Wombat. The tales are as varied and delightful as the words themselves: chronicles of love sit next to tales of brutality. Time-shifters nestle up to hungry dogs. A private eye wakes up with a donkey’s head in place of his own. You will discover a new delight at every twist and (page) turn.
Also includes a list of over thirty more of the author’s favourite words, with definitions, that did not (yet) give birth to an adventure.
127 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 8, 2021
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About the author
Michael Wombat
42 books74 followersA Yorkshireman living in the rural green hills of Lancashire, Michael Wombat is a man of huge beard. He has a penchant for good single-malts, inept football teams, big daft dogs and the diary of Mr. Samuel Pepys. Abducted by pirates at the age of twelve he quickly rose to captain the feared privateer ‘The Mrs. Nesbitt’ and terrorised the Skull Coast throughout his early twenties. Narrowly escaping the Revenue men by dressing as a burlesque dancer, he went on to work successively and successfully as a burlesque dancer, a forester, a busker, and a magic carpet salesman. The fact that he was once one of that forgotten company, the bus conductors, will immediately tell you that he is as old as the hills in which he lives. Nowadays he spends his time writing and pretending to take good photographs. You can have a good laugh at his pathetic blog or his photographs, but most of all please go and mock him mercilessly on Twitter or Facebook. Michael Wombat has published over one book. Other authors are available.
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May 11, 2022
A book of beautiful words that will both educate and enchant…
One thing I love most about Michael Wombat’s writing is that there are sentences entwined within his work that I truly wish I’d written myself. The very first sentence of the first story immediately drew me in like this. These stories are beautifully written, and each embraces a word which is defined at the beginning of the story. As a fellow logophile, the opportunity to learn new words is irresistible. I learned coquelicot, jabuticaba tree, ensorcelled, and some nineteenth century slang!
I loved the tales Chypre, Dysphoria, Groke (too familiar!), Honeyfur, Hamadryad, and Vellichor, but I’m hard pressed to choose favourites as they all made me smile and tickled my imagination. You’ll be delighted with the expressions, definitions, and the way they are weaved into an eclectic mix of stories. This is prose to languish in and enjoy!
One thing I love most about Michael Wombat’s writing is that there are sentences entwined within his work that I truly wish I’d written myself. The very first sentence of the first story immediately drew me in like this. These stories are beautifully written, and each embraces a word which is defined at the beginning of the story. As a fellow logophile, the opportunity to learn new words is irresistible. I learned coquelicot, jabuticaba tree, ensorcelled, and some nineteenth century slang!
I loved the tales Chypre, Dysphoria, Groke (too familiar!), Honeyfur, Hamadryad, and Vellichor, but I’m hard pressed to choose favourites as they all made me smile and tickled my imagination. You’ll be delighted with the expressions, definitions, and the way they are weaved into an eclectic mix of stories. This is prose to languish in and enjoy!
March 13, 2022
This collection is full of heart wrenching, and passionate tales, but it also has some light and darker tales too. Each of them takes a moment to consume, but leaves an emotional trace on you.
I really enjoyed it, and definitely recommend it.
I really enjoyed it, and definitely recommend it.
May 27, 2022
Oh! Number one you'll see I'm a muse for the first story which is epic. But all the stories are excellent. I loved the noir style of limerence. Just brilliant. You will not regret reading these odd tales
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