The King's General The King's General The King's General is a novel, published in 1946, by English author and playwright Daphne du Maurier. It was the first novel Du Maurier wrote while living at Menabilly, the setting for an earlier novel "Rebecca", where it is called 'Manderley'. The writing of the novel was accompanied by prolific research, in which Du Maurier was assisted by Oenone Rashleigh and historian A. L. Rowse, to ensure the historical accuracy of her presentation of the Devon/Cornwall setting at the time of the Civil War. The historical precision and accuracy made it popular among local people, but the
I Dreamt I Was a Bird reviewing the album for Folk Radio UK, described it as "a sterling example of all that is good about contemporary folk music in Britain today". In a review for Artree, Phil Daniels described "I Dreamt I Was a Bird" as "musically compelling", surpassing both her previous albums. "Lion", commissioned by Billy Bragg for the 14-18 NOW project, is about Rifleman Robert Loveless Barker, executed, aged 21, for cowardice during the First World War. He is commemorated on the Shot at Dawn Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. "I Dreamt I Was a Bird" was produced by Stu Hanna