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Oh would I ever! Perdita Send a noteboard - 02/09/2009 12:45:32 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.
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Historical Fiction? Murtach74 - 31/08/2009 03:27:30 PM 1296 Views
Why would you make that assumption? Jacob - 31/08/2009 03:33:59 PM 1016 Views
I'm guessing the title of the MB. Legolas - 31/08/2009 06:28:13 PM 975 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 418 Views
He still has a point, you know. *NM* Ghavrel - 01/09/2009 01:01:45 AM 457 Views
Well, Jacob - 31/08/2009 06:31:30 PM 1068 Views
Historical fiction is great. Werthead - 31/08/2009 05:06:06 PM 1115 Views
Also, Jacob - 31/08/2009 05:07:45 PM 1000 Views
Don't forget the Masters of Rome series imlad - 01/09/2009 06:24:52 PM 923 Views
Those Troy books were fun. Tashmere - 31/08/2009 09:36:29 PM 922 Views
Re: Those Troy books were fun. imlad - 01/09/2009 06:26:51 PM 929 Views
David Gemmel. Tashmere - 01/09/2009 06:50:50 PM 1481 Views
Re: David Gemmel. imlad - 02/09/2009 01:40:51 AM 1435 Views
Re: David Gemmel. Tashmere - 02/09/2009 01:50:45 AM 1610 Views
Re: Those Troy books were fun. Jessie - 02/09/2009 04:52:15 PM 875 Views
Hurrah, it's begun already Elaine - 31/08/2009 06:43:28 PM 944 Views
Anything that you want to pimp, Elaine? Nobody pimps better than you do. *NM* Tashmere - 31/08/2009 09:37:30 PM 431 Views
Mr Elaine says he's the pimp, but never mind him and what he thinks. Elaine - 14/09/2009 01:37:22 PM 922 Views
And I will happily write them down and look for them. Thank you Elaine. *NM* Tashmere - 15/09/2009 04:21:04 AM 369 Views
i love it! temeraire - 31/08/2009 07:18:46 PM 1051 Views
My favorite too. Haggard - 31/08/2009 09:45:42 PM 1024 Views
Lol that's a great description Darth_Katie - 01/09/2009 12:58:56 AM 918 Views
hee! temeraire - 01/09/2009 09:57:58 PM 879 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 528 Views
yeah, but Stephenson calls that SF *NM* imlad - 01/09/2009 06:27:50 PM 428 Views
well, ok... i don't really care what it's called so much, though. *NM* temeraire - 01/09/2009 09:57:34 PM 427 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 487 Views
Talk to me. Tell me your picks. I love historical fiction. Tashmere - 31/08/2009 09:28:35 PM 895 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 612 Views
Would you like to tell me more? I would be interested. *NM* Tashmere - 01/09/2009 03:40:07 AM 453 Views
Oh would I ever! Perdita - 02/09/2009 12:45:32 AM 1259 Views
You sold me with the research part Tashmere - 02/09/2009 04:09:45 AM 1030 Views
Re: An Infamous Army: Rebekah - 02/09/2009 08:10:00 AM 1067 Views
Better and better... Tashmere - 02/09/2009 11:04:26 PM 1148 Views
I have a rec for you Tash Gena - 01/09/2009 04:46:10 AM 1016 Views
What an interesting idea for a novel. I bet that hasn't been done before. Tashmere - 01/09/2009 07:49:47 AM 805 Views
I recently read Creation by Gore Vidal ranagrande - 31/08/2009 10:12:59 PM 913 Views
Mb for Hf Murtach74 - 31/08/2009 10:36:54 PM 1137 Views
No, we really shouldn't. Rebekah - 01/09/2009 10:57:16 AM 1206 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 450 Views
Yeah, we could do that, if there was a need for it. Rebekah - 01/09/2009 06:33:04 PM 879 Views
I like that idea. Tashmere - 02/09/2009 04:14:05 AM 879 Views
You probably need to actually make a case, snoopcester - 01/09/2009 12:08:19 PM 905 Views
Does Dumas count as historical fiction? The_Muted_Grimaud - 01/09/2009 05:50:24 AM 927 Views
Yes it does. Tashmere - 01/09/2009 07:50:44 AM 886 Views
I've read The Black Tulip. Rebekah - 01/09/2009 06:35:00 PM 829 Views
Neat The_Muted_Grimaud - 01/09/2009 08:06:11 PM 910 Views
Yes snoopcester - 02/09/2009 12:09:51 PM 1079 Views
Love historical fiction. Handel - 01/09/2009 09:33:48 PM 951 Views
Lawhead's "Byzantium" imlad - 02/09/2009 01:54:59 AM 893 Views
Re: Lawhead's "Byzantium" Handel - 02/09/2009 07:06:40 PM 1085 Views
I tried Pillars of Earth twice. Darth_Katie - 02/09/2009 03:03:42 AM 941 Views
Re: Love historical fiction. snoopcester - 02/09/2009 12:12:04 PM 914 Views
Re: Love historical fiction. Handel - 02/09/2009 07:09:29 PM 1087 Views
Re: Love historical fiction. Jessie - 02/09/2009 04:59:11 PM 942 Views
Re: Love historical fiction. Handel - 02/09/2009 07:10:57 PM 971 Views
All I have to say is: Edward Rutherfurd. *NM* Chas - 02/09/2009 01:03:52 AM 420 Views
Seconded! *NM* Mossman - 02/09/2009 02:49:48 AM 420 Views
Only read Sarum, but that was good enough. *NM* jh - 02/09/2009 05:00:50 PM 389 Views
London and Russka are his best I think. *NM* Chas - 02/09/2009 11:46:31 PM 381 Views
I picked up Russka awhile back. Handel - 03/09/2009 01:04:35 AM 1377 Views
Has anyone read The Road to Jerusalem by Jan Guillou? Mossman - 02/09/2009 02:54:58 AM 1022 Views
No. What did you like about it? Tashmere - 02/09/2009 04:11:25 AM 1245 Views
Re: No. What did you like about it? Mossman - 02/09/2009 04:41:26 PM 831 Views
And how is that one going? Tashmere - 02/09/2009 11:05:39 PM 779 Views
Yep... it's rather good, although the first book is the most uninteresting one. jh - 02/09/2009 05:00:19 PM 859 Views
It's all about Saylor, Harris and Cornwell for me. IndigoAjah - 21/09/2009 01:38:29 AM 889 Views
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