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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Review | For the King by Catherine Delors
Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Dutton
Release Date: July 8th, 2010
Source: I received this ARC from the publisher for review.
It has been a real treat for me this month to read and… Continue reading...
Giveaway: For the King by Catherine Delors
For the Kingby Catherine DelorsThe Giveaway Goodies: One hardcover copy of For the King by Catherine Delors. Entry Rules: This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents and ends 7/13. To enter this giveaway, please fill out the entry form:
This giveaway is now closed… Continue reading...
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History in Fashion Photography: The French Revolution
After reading Mistress of the Revolution by Catherine Delors, I was inspired to post this fashion photography spread that appeared in Vogue France back in 1995. I think my favorite is the one of the lady in the flesh-toned dress haughtily standing atop the oversized crown. Click the images to view in a large size.
“Si La Couture M’Etait Contee” (If Fashion Could Talk)Spread from Vogue FrancePhotographs by
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Review | Mistress of the Revolution by Catherine Delors
Hardcover: 464 pagesPublisher: DuttonRelease Date: March 13th, 2008 Source: Personal collection, I purchased this book.
Mistress of the Revolution delves into two main themes I found fascinating: the role of women/the “mistress”, and the great power shift that took place between the nobles and the common people during the Revolution. I went into this book without first reading the synopsis in… Continue reading...
The Sunday Salon: Happy Father’s Day!
Good morning dear readers, and Happy Father’s Day to you! I usually go up to Westchester to my parents’s house for Father’s Day and this will be the first year in a while that I’ve not done so (it’s only about 45 minutes away from the city). My grandfather passed away last August, and he was the real reason why I would make… Continue reading...
Saturday Satire: “A French gentleman of the court of Louis XVIth – A French gentleman of the court of Egalite, 1799″
Satirized by: James Gillray (1757-1815)Date Published: 1799Historical Context: An English perspective contrasting the old government of France with the new. Here, Gillray recalls the delicate manners of the Ancien Régime, a term referring to the “Old Regime” of France, a political system consisting of an absolute monarchy and members of the nobility, which was violently abolished by the Revolutionaries during the… Continue reading...
Currently Reading…How to Mellify A Corpse: And Other Human Stories of Ancient Science & Superstition
Currently Reading…
How to Mellify a Corpse: And Other Human Stories of Ancient Science & Superstition
by Vicki León
Synopsis: “From the lofty thoughts of Pythagoras and Plato to the ideas and ingenuity of everyday ancients, How to Mellify a
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Review | The Astronomer: A Novel of Suspense by Lawrence Goldstone
Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Walker & Company
Release Date: May 11th, 2010
Source: I received this ARC from the author’s agent for review.
The Astronomer takes place in France during the 16th century, at the pinnacle of when science… Continue reading...
The Governess | A Guest Post by Shana Galen, PLUS Two-Book Giveaway
Shana Galen is the author of five Regency historicals, including the Rita-nominated Blackthorne’s Bride. Her books have been sold in Brazil, Russia, and the Netherlands and featured in the Rhapsody and Doubleday Book Clubs. A former English teacher in Houston’s inner city, Shana now writes full time. She is a happily married wife and mother of one daughter and two spoiled cats. She… Continue reading...
Posted in 19th Century, England, Giveaways, Guest Post, Shana Galen
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Upcoming Historical Book-to-Film: Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff
Rumors have been flying around Hollywood and the publishing industry over the past couple of days; USA Today confirms that the upcoming biography by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stacy Schiff Cleopatra: A Life (November 2010 | Little, Brown | 384 pages) has been optioned for a movie by Scott Rudin. I picked up an ARC of Cleopatra: A Life during BEA, and… Continue reading...
Posted in Cleopatra VII, Hist-Fic Flicks, Publishing Industry
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