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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Mailbox Monday
Mailbox Monday is a book meme hosted by The Printed Page. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists. What books came into your home recently?I haven’t done a Mailbox Monday in a few weeks so there are quite a few new additions to my bookshelf:Power Trip: From Oil Wells to Solar Cells–Our Ride to the
Posted in Catherine Delors, Mailbox Monday, Sharon Kay Penman
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At the Opera: Der Rosenkavalier
Renée Fleming as The Marschallin
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending the Opera with a family member and friend, Louise. She used to be a professional Opera singer herself and performed at some of the most prestigious stages across the world, including The Met here in NYC, which is where we saw Der Rosenkavalier a couple of weeks ago… Continue reading...
Posted in 18th Century, At the Opera
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Fairy Tales in Fashion Photography: Alice in Wonderland
(click the images to view them in a larger size)Alice in Wonderland
Stephen Jones as the Mad Hatter, Christian Lacroix as the March Hare,and Natalia Vodianova as Alice in the “Alice in Wonderland” Spread for VoguePhotograph by Annie Leibovitz
Natalie Vodianova as Alice in the “Alice in Wonderland” Spread for VoguePhotograph by Annie Leibovitz
Posted in Fairy Tales, Fashion, Photography
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The Winner of The Harlot’s Progress: Yorkshire Molly is…
Congratulations Michelle! You’ve won a copy of A Harlot’s Progress: Yorkshire Molly by Peter Mottley plus a special gift from the publisher! An e-mail is on its way to you now.I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving holiday (those here in the States who celebrate it!). I just arrived back in the city last night after a week of spending time with my… Continue reading...
Posted in Giveaways, Holidays
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Fairy Tales in Fashion Photography: Cinderella
I’m going to be running a new feature here on Hist-Fic Chick spotlighting history and royalty portrayed in modern fashion photography. The first series of posts will illustrate fairy tales (okay, not history, but still royally-themed!) in fashion photography, the first round of which stars one of my favorite princesses, Cinderella. Click the image to view it in a larger size.Cinderella
Scarlett Johansson as
Posted in Fairy Tales, Fashion, Photography
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Coming Soon…New Historical Releases December 2009
New Historical Fiction
- Available now Postscript from Pemberley (Pemberley Chronicles #7) by Rebecca Ann Collins
- Available now The French Blue: An Illustrated Novel of the 17th Century by Richard W. Wise (these two releases were previously listed as 12/1 releases, but I recently discovered they’ve been released a bit early!)
- 12/1 Her Mother’s Daughter: A Novel of Queen Mary Tudor by Julianne Lee
- 12/1 Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky by
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The Sunday Salon: A Switch to Some American History
Happy Sunday! I haven’t posted in a while because I’ve been sick (yes, again! That’s twice so far this season), and it has not been fun dealing with yet another horrific cold. But I promise I’ll be back to commenting on your blogs and making my regular loops as soon as I’m feeling a bit better. It’s been a crazy couple of weeks in… Continue reading...
Coco Chanel & WWII: An Unfashionable Ensemble
She may have created the Little Black Dress, but Coco Chanel also had a decidedly black past. Many critics have expressed outrage over the fact that in the recent flurry of films released about the life of Coco Chanel (Coco Before Chanel, Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky, and the television movie Coco Chanel), not one of them makes mention of… Continue reading...
Posted in 20th Century, Coco Chanel, Fashion, France, Society Scandals, Winston Churchill, WWII
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Giveaway: The Harlot’s Progress: Yorkshire Molly by Peter Mottley
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The Harlot’s Progress: Yorkshire Mollyby Peter MottleySynopsis: “Yorkshire Molly is the first in a gripping trilogy that breathes life into Hogarth’s captivating series A Harlot’s Progress.Innocent virgin Molly Huckerby arrives in London from York hoping to marry her wealthy and respected cousin. But her innocence is stolen as she is lured into The Bell by the notorious bawd Mother Wickham. She is… Continue reading...
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