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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 1203 Views
Why would you make that assumption? Jacob - 31/08/2009 03:33:59 PM 901 Views
I'm guessing the title of the MB. Legolas - 31/08/2009 06:28:13 PM 850 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 373 Views
He still has a point, you know. *NM* Ghavrel - 01/09/2009 01:01:45 AM 410 Views
Well, Jacob - 31/08/2009 06:31:30 PM 967 Views
Historical fiction is great. Werthead - 31/08/2009 05:06:06 PM 996 Views
Also, Jacob - 31/08/2009 05:07:45 PM 891 Views
Don't forget the Masters of Rome series imlad - 01/09/2009 06:24:52 PM 826 Views
Those Troy books were fun. Tashmere - 31/08/2009 09:36:29 PM 816 Views
Re: Those Troy books were fun. imlad - 01/09/2009 06:26:51 PM 818 Views
David Gemmel. Tashmere - 01/09/2009 06:50:50 PM 1372 Views
Re: David Gemmel. imlad - 02/09/2009 01:40:51 AM 1334 Views
Re: David Gemmel. Tashmere - 02/09/2009 01:50:45 AM 1500 Views
Re: Those Troy books were fun. Jessie - 02/09/2009 04:52:15 PM 779 Views
Hurrah, it's begun already Elaine - 31/08/2009 06:43:28 PM 838 Views
Anything that you want to pimp, Elaine? Nobody pimps better than you do. *NM* Tashmere - 31/08/2009 09:37:30 PM 390 Views
Mr Elaine says he's the pimp, but never mind him and what he thinks. Elaine - 14/09/2009 01:37:22 PM 821 Views
And I will happily write them down and look for them. Thank you Elaine. *NM* Tashmere - 15/09/2009 04:21:04 AM 329 Views
i love it! temeraire - 31/08/2009 07:18:46 PM 912 Views
My favorite too. Haggard - 31/08/2009 09:45:42 PM 919 Views
Lol that's a great description Darth_Katie - 01/09/2009 12:58:56 AM 809 Views
hee! temeraire - 01/09/2009 09:57:58 PM 775 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 417 Views
yeah, but Stephenson calls that SF *NM* imlad - 01/09/2009 06:27:50 PM 378 Views
well, ok... i don't really care what it's called so much, though. *NM* temeraire - 01/09/2009 09:57:34 PM 382 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 441 Views
Talk to me. Tell me your picks. I love historical fiction. Tashmere - 31/08/2009 09:28:35 PM 792 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 506 Views
Would you like to tell me more? I would be interested. *NM* Tashmere - 01/09/2009 03:40:07 AM 393 Views
Oh would I ever! Perdita - 02/09/2009 12:45:32 AM 1091 Views
You sold me with the research part Tashmere - 02/09/2009 04:09:45 AM 914 Views
Re: An Infamous Army: Rebekah - 02/09/2009 08:10:00 AM 931 Views
Better and better... Tashmere - 02/09/2009 11:04:26 PM 1039 Views
I have a rec for you Tash Gena - 01/09/2009 04:46:10 AM 910 Views
What an interesting idea for a novel. I bet that hasn't been done before. Tashmere - 01/09/2009 07:49:47 AM 705 Views
I recently read Creation by Gore Vidal ranagrande - 31/08/2009 10:12:59 PM 798 Views
Mb for Hf Murtach74 - 31/08/2009 10:36:54 PM 1028 Views
No, we really shouldn't. Rebekah - 01/09/2009 10:57:16 AM 1100 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 401 Views
Yeah, we could do that, if there was a need for it. Rebekah - 01/09/2009 06:33:04 PM 774 Views
I like that idea. Tashmere - 02/09/2009 04:14:05 AM 771 Views
You probably need to actually make a case, snoopcester - 01/09/2009 12:08:19 PM 803 Views
Does Dumas count as historical fiction? The_Muted_Grimaud - 01/09/2009 05:50:24 AM 831 Views
Yes it does. Tashmere - 01/09/2009 07:50:44 AM 782 Views
I've read The Black Tulip. Rebekah - 01/09/2009 06:35:00 PM 729 Views
Neat The_Muted_Grimaud - 01/09/2009 08:06:11 PM 801 Views
Yes snoopcester - 02/09/2009 12:09:51 PM 970 Views
Love historical fiction. Handel - 01/09/2009 09:33:48 PM 841 Views
Lawhead's "Byzantium" imlad - 02/09/2009 01:54:59 AM 788 Views
Re: Lawhead's "Byzantium" Handel - 02/09/2009 07:06:40 PM 951 Views
I tried Pillars of Earth twice. Darth_Katie - 02/09/2009 03:03:42 AM 843 Views
Re: Love historical fiction. snoopcester - 02/09/2009 12:12:04 PM 815 Views
Re: Love historical fiction. Handel - 02/09/2009 07:09:29 PM 972 Views
Re: Love historical fiction. Jessie - 02/09/2009 04:59:11 PM 837 Views
Re: Love historical fiction. Handel - 02/09/2009 07:10:57 PM 859 Views
All I have to say is: Edward Rutherfurd. *NM* Chas - 02/09/2009 01:03:52 AM 374 Views
Seconded! *NM* Mossman - 02/09/2009 02:49:48 AM 355 Views
Only read Sarum, but that was good enough. *NM* jh - 02/09/2009 05:00:50 PM 347 Views
London and Russka are his best I think. *NM* Chas - 02/09/2009 11:46:31 PM 338 Views
I picked up Russka awhile back. Handel - 03/09/2009 01:04:35 AM 1250 Views
Has anyone read The Road to Jerusalem by Jan Guillou? Mossman - 02/09/2009 02:54:58 AM 919 Views
No. What did you like about it? Tashmere - 02/09/2009 04:11:25 AM 1148 Views
Re: No. What did you like about it? Mossman - 02/09/2009 04:41:26 PM 728 Views
And how is that one going? Tashmere - 02/09/2009 11:05:39 PM 678 Views
Yep... it's rather good, although the first book is the most uninteresting one. jh - 02/09/2009 05:00:19 PM 758 Views
It's all about Saylor, Harris and Cornwell for me. IndigoAjah - 21/09/2009 01:38:29 AM 778 Views
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