Tag: historical
group name: historicalfic
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October 24, 2007 01:51 AM EDT --
Earlier today I had gone and done something I'd been putting off: Researching Regency Era names for the adults in my novel, as they would have been born in this era and certainly would not have been . . .
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January 07, 2009 03:38 AM EST --
Title:
With Violets
Author:
Elizabeth Robards
Rating:
4 Stars
ISBN:
978-0-06-157912-7
The beginning of a relationship always holds such promise. Subtle nuances . . .
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January 04, 2009 08:19 PM EST --
Title:
The Heretic's Daughter
Author:
Kathleen Kent
Rating:
4 Stars
ISBN:
978-0-316-02448-8
The Heretic's Daughter is a tragic tale told through the eyes of a child . . .
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September 24, 2007 01:05 AM EDT --
Paul Freckler has an extensive and fantastic Victorian photo site. These are all original photos, most are not for sale, some, however are on the market to be bought. Please beware there are post mortem . . .
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July 16, 2007 12:41 AM EDT --
I happened upon this site when I was digging through the internet for novel reseach. It's continually updated (last update was this past week) and it's well organized. Be prepared to bookmark it . . .
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November 01, 2008 03:59 PM EDT --
My medieval romance, The Commander's Desire , has just been released from the Wild Rose Press! Here's a little about it:
Travel on a journey of romance into medieval Scotland... . . .
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July 17, 2007 01:39 AM EDT --
These are terms that were in use by the Victorian Lower Class and Underworld.
Victorian Slang Glossary
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July 21, 2007 05:46 AM EDT --
Ever wonder what things cost in the 19th century? Well, I stumbled upon a site that lists several items from a 1897 copy of the Sears Roebuck catalog.
You can find the site here: 19th Century Prices . . .
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November 15, 2007 03:45 PM EST --
This week I sent off to my agent my latest historical novel, Woodland Daughter.
This novel is my 9th.
I find it hard to believe that I have written nine novels. When I first started writing I never . . .
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December 28, 2008 06:14 PM EST --
With Violets
Elizabeth Robards
Avon A
ISBN: 978-0-06-157912-7
Berthe Morisot was an important French painter of the Impressionism School, although it’s far more likely that readers will be familiar . . .
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September 16, 2007 01:00 AM EDT --
This month celebrates the one year anniversary of Kitty McKenzie! Woohoo!
My Victorian historical mainstream, Kitty McKenzieis set in the beautiful city York, Yorkshire England, 1864.
This story and its . . .
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September 20, 2007 10:13 PM EDT --
From the library I picked up a few books to read. The first book I'm reading is Bess of Hardwick; First lady of Chatsworth, by Mary. S. Lovell.
I love biographies and this one doesn't disappoint . . .
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November 11, 2008 01:14 AM EST --
A Silent Ocean Away: Colette's Dominion
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Avon Books
ISBN: 978-0-06-157823-6
Part Gone with the Wind , part Jane Austen drama, A Silent Ocean Away has the range of an epic . . .
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September 01, 2007 07:38 PM EDT --
Author: Kathleen Cambor
This is a novel which is based on a factual occurrence - a flood in 1889 in Johnstown Pennsylvania. The rich had a hunting and fishing lodge above the dam, the town . . .
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September 11, 2007 05:28 AM EDT --
Author: Robert Alexander
The mystery surrounding the death of the Romanovs - the last ruling family of Russia - has intrigued me for a long time. It was sparked again a few years . . .
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October 23, 2007 05:31 PM EDT --
I hope you are all rested up from the journeys we had a few days ago at Pricketts Fort. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. Today, we are going to begin our journey at the Bulltown Historic . . .
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January 02, 2008 06:18 AM EST --
Due to my break over Christmas, I have only just found out that over at http://www.aussieauthors.com/
they have a poll for people to vote for their favourite Aussie author and I'm listed!
I . . .
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September 18, 2007 09:15 PM EDT --
Historical fiction can be both a joy to read and to write. Here's seven rules for writing this genre that you may or may not be aware of.
Seven Rules For Writing Historical Fiction.
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March 28, 2008 05:09 PM EDT --
Right from the moment I 'met' this book I was enchanted. The cover art is gorgeous and well done, but I digress. One should never judge a book solely by the cover art.
Caro Peacock has spun . . .
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December 10, 2008 02:53 PM EST --
We have a cover for ENCHANTING THE BEAST, the third book in the RELICS OF MERLIN SERIES, about a Victorian ghost-hunter who’s hired to solve the mystery of a were-wolf’s haunted castle. The guy on . . .
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