Tag: history
group name: historicalfic
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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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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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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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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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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 14, 2007 05:41 PM EDT --
The science of forensics was just in it's infancy during the Victorian Era, and poison was a favored means to death. Two of the better known cases of the era still continue to fascinate many to this . . .
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June 30, 2008 12:59 PM EDT --
About the Author:
Kenneth Davis
Kenneth C. Davis is the preminent author of Don't Know Much About History , which was on the NY Times bestseller list for thirty-five . . .
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October 12, 2007 01:39 AM EDT --
All I want for Christmas is to have my book, "The Father Of Hollywood" by Gaelyn Whitley Keith to be number one on Amazon.com. You could buy it for yourself or give it as a gift for a friend. . . .
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August 08, 2007 12:14 PM EDT --
The Portuguese bought Patient Anthony for three hundred milreis, the equivalent at the time of one hundred and fifty dollars, a good price for a slave boy in the backlands.
The slaver was Saturnino Rabelo, . . .
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March 17, 2008 06:14 PM EDT --
As slow as the other book was, this one is as fast. I was glad to get it now as it is the story of Queen Esther - and Purim, the Jewish holiday in her honor - is from the 20th to the 23rd of this month! . . .
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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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October 21, 2007 05:27 PM EDT --
I hope you have enjoyed the journey to Prickett’s Fort with me. I am glad that you are able to make it on this last part of the journey. I have really enjoyed having you along.
This last part . . .
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August 08, 2007 01:22 PM EDT --
The sale of the slaves driven from the north of Brazil was concluded and the overseers stepped up to claim their new charges.
Suddenly there was a shout and a boy next to Patient Anthony scrambled to . . .
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June 13, 2007 02:06 PM EDT --
Every writer has a favorite review of his or her book, not filled with words of vacuous hype or empty praises but a critical appreciation of the contents that got it right. Plus the fact . . .
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January 26, 2008 06:30 AM EST --
Author: Robert Harris
Although this book is about Vesuvius and the eruption that covered Pompeii, that's almost an afterthought.
Most of the book is about the aqueducts, how . . .
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May 01, 2008 12:54 PM EDT --
Conspirator's Odyssey
The Evolution of the Patron Sain t
With an exciting alternative history novel, Conspirator's Odyssey: The Evolution of the Patron Sain . . .
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May 23, 2008 06:17 AM EDT --
author: Anchee Min
I was fascinated by the information in this book. Since it was written in first person, even though you KNOW it's a novel, it feels as if the author had actually . . .
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December 06, 2007 05:08 PM EST --
I worked with James Michener on his South African novel, The Covenant, involved in every stage of the book from its conception and plotting to final manuscript.
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September 20, 2007 03:03 AM EDT --
Here's a few more historical fiction writing resources I stumbled upon today. Hopefully some of them will be of use to you all.
Writing Historical Novels
Researching the Historical Novel
Historical . . .
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October 04, 2007 05:55 AM EDT --
Getting into the minds of your characters is key for a writer. If you can't feel and understand your own character how is a reader to?
In order to have your characters real, living, breathing beings . . .
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