tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post8657200977955124877..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Researching Fallen Grace - Mary HooperMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-64393149528701112042011-07-18T09:46:06.583+01:002011-07-18T09:46:06.583+01:00Thank you for all your lovely comments
Mary xxxThank you for all your lovely comments<br />Mary xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-49640939845430270962011-07-17T12:13:56.501+01:002011-07-17T12:13:56.501+01:00Fallen Grace is a great read and if you've not...Fallen Grace is a great read and if you've not yet read the book then I'd definitely recommend it.<br /><br />I hadn't heard of the Necropolis railway until earlier this year when I came across Andrew Martin's "The Necropolis Railway" Jim Stringer novel. I wonder how many other books it features in?Nikki - Notes of Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116292112164268244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-29314733315584237432011-07-15T09:45:19.349+01:002011-07-15T09:45:19.349+01:00I really enjoyed the book, and it's fascinatin...I really enjoyed the book, and it's fascinating to read how it came about.Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-51975804570305558622011-07-14T16:39:02.034+01:002011-07-14T16:39:02.034+01:00I loved this book when I read it last year. Absol...I loved this book when I read it last year. Absolutely fascinating details with a wonderful storyline.Barbara Mitchelhillhttp://barbaramitchelhill.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-29089820824656997752011-07-13T21:44:57.795+01:002011-07-13T21:44:57.795+01:00Fascinating post, and I'm certainly getting th...Fascinating post, and I'm certainly getting this book! That's really interesting about Dickens in particular. I think Joram and Omer in 'David Copperfield' are quite sympathetic, but there's still the same horror there, the same image of the innocent child side by side with the coffins.<br /><br />I'm sure you've read the fantastic 'The Mourning Emporium' by Michelle Lovric, but if anyone hasn't, that taps into the same Victorian obsession and has a magnificently Dickensian feel.<br /><br />And... has it occurred to anyone else how many of the History Girls have a sinister obsession with death? An occupational hazard, perhaps?alberridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15986443240923520466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-33478602200459669292011-07-13T19:58:35.027+01:002011-07-13T19:58:35.027+01:00Great post, great book, great cover. BTW, Mark Twa...Great post, great book, great cover. BTW, Mark Twain hated undertakers, too!Caroline Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-64366987964932211032011-07-13T11:57:08.447+01:002011-07-13T11:57:08.447+01:00Fallen Grace was one of my favourite books of last...Fallen Grace was one of my favourite books of last year and I hope the pbk does really well, Mary! Loved reading this post.adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-42704351325383378822011-07-13T10:31:44.465+01:002011-07-13T10:31:44.465+01:00I can't wait to read this book. The dark and g...I can't wait to read this book. The dark and gothic intrigues me too; I'm currently researching medieval piety and reading about 'poor men' being paid to be mourners at funerals and given black robes for the purpose... How intriguing to hear about the Victorian equivalent. And I didn't know that Dickens took such a dim view of undertakers... it makes me think of Oliver Twist miserably bedding down for the night amongst all the coffins in Mr Sowerberry's shop... What a great post - many thanks.H.M. Castorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08716936870601385683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-11919895744259518082011-07-13T10:16:37.493+01:002011-07-13T10:16:37.493+01:00Fallen Grace is a lovely book Mary - and Velvet lo...Fallen Grace is a lovely book Mary - and Velvet looks beautiful too. If you haven't read Mourning Dress; A Costume and Social History by Lou Taylor. It is one of my all time favourite books.Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610226884546830879noreply@blogger.com