This advertisement appeared in 1903, and I hope that to all my readers it will seem as shocking as to myself. What is equally shockin...

This last fortnight I’ve been indulging in comfort reading and comfort cooking. I need a couple of hours safety in my day in order to c...

To win a copy of Snowdrift , short stories by Georgette Heyer, just answer the following question in the Comments below: What is your favo...

We could almost say that our September guest is posthumous! The late Georgette Heyer (1902-1974) is very popular with many History Girls a...

Two strings to her bow, by John Pettie To those who dread spoilers: there are some in here, because one can hardly discuss books wi...

by Marie-Louise Jensen I'm writing this post on St Valentine's Day having just run the gauntlet of the pink-and-heart-strewn aisle...

by Marie-Louise Jensen When I'm researching and reading old books, I love to find and note all the ways language has altered over the ...

When one is writing historical fiction, problems of language often arise.   I don’t mean just dialogue, though that’s a perennial on...