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You sold me with the research part Tashmere Send a noteboard - 02/09/2009 04:09:45 AM
She wrote in the 1950s-70s I believe (could be slightly out on that) and had ridiculously detailed notes on everything to do with Regency society - from carriages to fashion to language to politics and so on. Her books are usually described as romance (because they are, really) but tbh I read them because they're funny; it's hard to see, when you're reading one, that it's written so recently. They're hard at first if you're not used to her language but meh after three pages it's easy.

I'm trying to turn my favourite of her books - The Grand Sophy - into a tv drama script but I can't really do it justice. Everyone seems to disagree on which of her books (there are a good twenty or so) it's good to start with though.

Anyway. The reason I class her as historical fiction as opposed to historical romance is because her book about the battle of Waterloo - 'An Infamous Army' or something like - was so detailed and so well-researched (she was reknowned for the quality of her research) that it's been referred to many times as an excellent account of the battle. I've not got round to that one yet but my history teacher at school had it on our reading list one year, never forgot that.


I like things to be as accurate as possible and I don't mind detail. (I liked the Waterloo and sewer parts of Les Miserables)
"An Infamous Army." I will watch for that one.

Thanks Perdita!

:)
Tash
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Historical Fiction? Murtach74 - 31/08/2009 03:27:30 PM 1128 Views
Why would you make that assumption? Jacob - 31/08/2009 03:33:59 PM 860 Views
I'm guessing the title of the MB. Legolas - 31/08/2009 06:28:13 PM 778 Views
If you look at the categories before posting you see that there are more options than just SF/F *NM* Rebekah - 31/08/2009 06:30:39 PM 345 Views
He still has a point, you know. *NM* Ghavrel - 01/09/2009 01:01:45 AM 386 Views
Well, Jacob - 31/08/2009 06:31:30 PM 891 Views
Historical fiction is great. Werthead - 31/08/2009 05:06:06 PM 905 Views
Also, Jacob - 31/08/2009 05:07:45 PM 812 Views
Don't forget the Masters of Rome series imlad - 01/09/2009 06:24:52 PM 748 Views
Those Troy books were fun. Tashmere - 31/08/2009 09:36:29 PM 750 Views
Re: Those Troy books were fun. imlad - 01/09/2009 06:26:51 PM 739 Views
David Gemmel. Tashmere - 01/09/2009 06:50:50 PM 1309 Views
Re: David Gemmel. imlad - 02/09/2009 01:40:51 AM 1261 Views
Re: David Gemmel. Tashmere - 02/09/2009 01:50:45 AM 1426 Views
Re: Those Troy books were fun. Jessie - 02/09/2009 04:52:15 PM 698 Views
Hurrah, it's begun already Elaine - 31/08/2009 06:43:28 PM 773 Views
Anything that you want to pimp, Elaine? Nobody pimps better than you do. *NM* Tashmere - 31/08/2009 09:37:30 PM 366 Views
Mr Elaine says he's the pimp, but never mind him and what he thinks. Elaine - 14/09/2009 01:37:22 PM 741 Views
And I will happily write them down and look for them. Thank you Elaine. *NM* Tashmere - 15/09/2009 04:21:04 AM 305 Views
i love it! temeraire - 31/08/2009 07:18:46 PM 831 Views
My favorite too. Haggard - 31/08/2009 09:45:42 PM 844 Views
Lol that's a great description Darth_Katie - 01/09/2009 12:58:56 AM 727 Views
hee! temeraire - 01/09/2009 09:57:58 PM 707 Views
Intense but genius - I loved it but in a "it nearly blew my mind" sort of way *NM* Perdita - 01/09/2009 02:30:29 AM 395 Views
yeah, but Stephenson calls that SF *NM* imlad - 01/09/2009 06:27:50 PM 358 Views
well, ok... i don't really care what it's called so much, though. *NM* temeraire - 01/09/2009 09:57:34 PM 355 Views
lol, was just sayin, although I know his reasoning, I still think of it as HF myself *NM* imlad - 02/09/2009 01:45:23 AM 408 Views
Talk to me. Tell me your picks. I love historical fiction. Tashmere - 31/08/2009 09:28:35 PM 718 Views
Georgette Heyer. I have to get her name in this thread, because her books rock. *NM* Perdita - 01/09/2009 02:31:22 AM 478 Views
Would you like to tell me more? I would be interested. *NM* Tashmere - 01/09/2009 03:40:07 AM 365 Views
Oh would I ever! Perdita - 02/09/2009 12:45:32 AM 1030 Views
You sold me with the research part Tashmere - 02/09/2009 04:09:45 AM 832 Views
Re: An Infamous Army: Rebekah - 02/09/2009 08:10:00 AM 856 Views
Better and better... Tashmere - 02/09/2009 11:04:26 PM 971 Views
I have a rec for you Tash Gena - 01/09/2009 04:46:10 AM 844 Views
What an interesting idea for a novel. I bet that hasn't been done before. Tashmere - 01/09/2009 07:49:47 AM 627 Views
I recently read Creation by Gore Vidal ranagrande - 31/08/2009 10:12:59 PM 726 Views
Mb for Hf Murtach74 - 31/08/2009 10:36:54 PM 949 Views
No, we really shouldn't. Rebekah - 01/09/2009 10:57:16 AM 1026 Views
just add HF as a "topic" for new posts, but keep it on this MB. Easy enough right? *NM* imlad - 01/09/2009 06:30:25 PM 375 Views
Yeah, we could do that, if there was a need for it. Rebekah - 01/09/2009 06:33:04 PM 700 Views
I like that idea. Tashmere - 02/09/2009 04:14:05 AM 705 Views
You probably need to actually make a case, snoopcester - 01/09/2009 12:08:19 PM 725 Views
Does Dumas count as historical fiction? The_Muted_Grimaud - 01/09/2009 05:50:24 AM 745 Views
Yes it does. Tashmere - 01/09/2009 07:50:44 AM 720 Views
I've read The Black Tulip. Rebekah - 01/09/2009 06:35:00 PM 659 Views
Neat The_Muted_Grimaud - 01/09/2009 08:06:11 PM 711 Views
Yes snoopcester - 02/09/2009 12:09:51 PM 900 Views
Love historical fiction. Handel - 01/09/2009 09:33:48 PM 757 Views
Lawhead's "Byzantium" imlad - 02/09/2009 01:54:59 AM 701 Views
Re: Lawhead's "Byzantium" Handel - 02/09/2009 07:06:40 PM 881 Views
I tried Pillars of Earth twice. Darth_Katie - 02/09/2009 03:03:42 AM 777 Views
Re: Love historical fiction. snoopcester - 02/09/2009 12:12:04 PM 747 Views
Re: Love historical fiction. Handel - 02/09/2009 07:09:29 PM 886 Views
Re: Love historical fiction. Jessie - 02/09/2009 04:59:11 PM 759 Views
Re: Love historical fiction. Handel - 02/09/2009 07:10:57 PM 822 Views
All I have to say is: Edward Rutherfurd. *NM* Chas - 02/09/2009 01:03:52 AM 338 Views
Seconded! *NM* Mossman - 02/09/2009 02:49:48 AM 329 Views
Only read Sarum, but that was good enough. *NM* jh - 02/09/2009 05:00:50 PM 322 Views
London and Russka are his best I think. *NM* Chas - 02/09/2009 11:46:31 PM 312 Views
I picked up Russka awhile back. Handel - 03/09/2009 01:04:35 AM 1179 Views
Has anyone read The Road to Jerusalem by Jan Guillou? Mossman - 02/09/2009 02:54:58 AM 851 Views
No. What did you like about it? Tashmere - 02/09/2009 04:11:25 AM 1075 Views
Re: No. What did you like about it? Mossman - 02/09/2009 04:41:26 PM 655 Views
And how is that one going? Tashmere - 02/09/2009 11:05:39 PM 640 Views
Yep... it's rather good, although the first book is the most uninteresting one. jh - 02/09/2009 05:00:19 PM 698 Views
It's all about Saylor, Harris and Cornwell for me. IndigoAjah - 21/09/2009 01:38:29 AM 707 Views
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