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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 1276 Views
Why would you make that assumption? Jacob - 31/08/2009 03:33:59 PM 988 Views
I'm guessing the title of the MB. Legolas - 31/08/2009 06:28:13 PM 951 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 407 Views
He still has a point, you know. *NM* Ghavrel - 01/09/2009 01:01:45 AM 445 Views
Well, Jacob - 31/08/2009 06:31:30 PM 1045 Views
Historical fiction is great. Werthead - 31/08/2009 05:06:06 PM 1085 Views
Also, Jacob - 31/08/2009 05:07:45 PM 974 Views
Don't forget the Masters of Rome series imlad - 01/09/2009 06:24:52 PM 897 Views
Those Troy books were fun. Tashmere - 31/08/2009 09:36:29 PM 896 Views
Re: Those Troy books were fun. imlad - 01/09/2009 06:26:51 PM 906 Views
David Gemmel. Tashmere - 01/09/2009 06:50:50 PM 1452 Views
Re: David Gemmel. imlad - 02/09/2009 01:40:51 AM 1408 Views
Re: David Gemmel. Tashmere - 02/09/2009 01:50:45 AM 1580 Views
Re: Those Troy books were fun. Jessie - 02/09/2009 04:52:15 PM 849 Views
Hurrah, it's begun already Elaine - 31/08/2009 06:43:28 PM 914 Views
Anything that you want to pimp, Elaine? Nobody pimps better than you do. *NM* Tashmere - 31/08/2009 09:37:30 PM 419 Views
Mr Elaine says he's the pimp, but never mind him and what he thinks. Elaine - 14/09/2009 01:37:22 PM 893 Views
And I will happily write them down and look for them. Thank you Elaine. *NM* Tashmere - 15/09/2009 04:21:04 AM 359 Views
i love it! temeraire - 31/08/2009 07:18:46 PM 1015 Views
My favorite too. Haggard - 31/08/2009 09:45:42 PM 995 Views
Lol that's a great description Darth_Katie - 01/09/2009 12:58:56 AM 893 Views
hee! temeraire - 01/09/2009 09:57:58 PM 855 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 514 Views
yeah, but Stephenson calls that SF *NM* imlad - 01/09/2009 06:27:50 PM 410 Views
well, ok... i don't really care what it's called so much, though. *NM* temeraire - 01/09/2009 09:57:34 PM 411 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 476 Views
Talk to me. Tell me your picks. I love historical fiction. Tashmere - 31/08/2009 09:28:35 PM 867 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 601 Views
Would you like to tell me more? I would be interested. *NM* Tashmere - 01/09/2009 03:40:07 AM 432 Views
Oh would I ever! Perdita - 02/09/2009 12:45:32 AM 1231 Views
You sold me with the research part Tashmere - 02/09/2009 04:09:45 AM 996 Views
Re: An Infamous Army: Rebekah - 02/09/2009 08:10:00 AM 1036 Views
Better and better... Tashmere - 02/09/2009 11:04:26 PM 1125 Views
I have a rec for you Tash Gena - 01/09/2009 04:46:10 AM 988 Views
What an interesting idea for a novel. I bet that hasn't been done before. Tashmere - 01/09/2009 07:49:47 AM 783 Views
I recently read Creation by Gore Vidal ranagrande - 31/08/2009 10:12:59 PM 879 Views
Mb for Hf Murtach74 - 31/08/2009 10:36:54 PM 1112 Views
No, we really shouldn't. Rebekah - 01/09/2009 10:57:16 AM 1178 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 441 Views
Yeah, we could do that, if there was a need for it. Rebekah - 01/09/2009 06:33:04 PM 852 Views
I like that idea. Tashmere - 02/09/2009 04:14:05 AM 850 Views
You probably need to actually make a case, snoopcester - 01/09/2009 12:08:19 PM 875 Views
Does Dumas count as historical fiction? The_Muted_Grimaud - 01/09/2009 05:50:24 AM 904 Views
Yes it does. Tashmere - 01/09/2009 07:50:44 AM 862 Views
I've read The Black Tulip. Rebekah - 01/09/2009 06:35:00 PM 805 Views
Neat The_Muted_Grimaud - 01/09/2009 08:06:11 PM 889 Views
Yes snoopcester - 02/09/2009 12:09:51 PM 1050 Views
Love historical fiction. Handel - 01/09/2009 09:33:48 PM 922 Views
Lawhead's "Byzantium" imlad - 02/09/2009 01:54:59 AM 871 Views
Re: Lawhead's "Byzantium" Handel - 02/09/2009 07:06:40 PM 1057 Views
I tried Pillars of Earth twice. Darth_Katie - 02/09/2009 03:03:42 AM 915 Views
Re: Love historical fiction. snoopcester - 02/09/2009 12:12:04 PM 890 Views
Re: Love historical fiction. Handel - 02/09/2009 07:09:29 PM 1059 Views
Re: Love historical fiction. Jessie - 02/09/2009 04:59:11 PM 916 Views
Re: Love historical fiction. Handel - 02/09/2009 07:10:57 PM 939 Views
All I have to say is: Edward Rutherfurd. *NM* Chas - 02/09/2009 01:03:52 AM 408 Views
Seconded! *NM* Mossman - 02/09/2009 02:49:48 AM 391 Views
Only read Sarum, but that was good enough. *NM* jh - 02/09/2009 05:00:50 PM 381 Views
London and Russka are his best I think. *NM* Chas - 02/09/2009 11:46:31 PM 372 Views
I picked up Russka awhile back. Handel - 03/09/2009 01:04:35 AM 1353 Views
Has anyone read The Road to Jerusalem by Jan Guillou? Mossman - 02/09/2009 02:54:58 AM 995 Views
No. What did you like about it? Tashmere - 02/09/2009 04:11:25 AM 1221 Views
Re: No. What did you like about it? Mossman - 02/09/2009 04:41:26 PM 810 Views
And how is that one going? Tashmere - 02/09/2009 11:05:39 PM 756 Views
Yep... it's rather good, although the first book is the most uninteresting one. jh - 02/09/2009 05:00:19 PM 830 Views
It's all about Saylor, Harris and Cornwell for me. IndigoAjah - 21/09/2009 01:38:29 AM 862 Views
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