Have You Upped a Swan Today?
Marissa Doyle
July 14, 2022
Well, have you? This is the official week for it, after all. Get out there and up those swans!
Author : Marissa Doyle
Marissa Doyle graduated from Bryn Mawr College and went on to graduate school intending to be an archaeologist, but somehow got distracted. Eventually she figured out what she was really supposed to be doing and started writing. She’s channeled her inner history geekiness into a successful young adult historical fantasy series, and is now also happily writing contemporary romantic fantasy. She lives in her native Massachusetts with her family, including a pair of bossy but adorable pet rabbits, and loves quilting, gardening, and collecting antiques. Oh, and coffee.
Baking, 1917 Style
Marissa Doyle
June 23, 2022
This year marks the 105th anniversary of the US’s entry into World War I…a topic which I happened to do a lot of research on
Heaven, Regency Style
Marissa Doyle
June 2, 2022
Since The Ladies of Almack’s stories are now coming out, I thought it behooved me to talk a bit about just what Almack’s was. And
1917: Food, Glorious Food…or Food for Glory
Marissa Doyle
May 26, 2022
This year marks the 105th anniversary of the US’s entry into World War I…a topic which I happened to do a lot of research on
1917: Knitting Their Bit
Marissa Doyle
May 12, 2022
This year marks the 105th anniversary of the US’s entry into World War I…a topic which I happened to do a lot of research on
1917: Doing Their Bit
Marissa Doyle
April 28, 2022
This month marks the 105th anniversary of the US’s entry into World War I…a topic which I happened to do a lot of research on
A Bandalore by Any Other Name
Marissa Doyle
April 14, 2022
It is a truth universally acknowledged that historical research is probably the most fun you can have with your corset on. I was doing research
Sundry Miseries
Marissa Doyle
March 31, 2022
This is a brief article from the April 3, 1824 edition of The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, which was sort of the Reader’s
Corporal Violet
Marissa Doyle
March 17, 2022
Violets. Aren’t they pretty? Such a charming picture to print—or rather, re-print in Ackermann’s Repository. The original image was a hugely popular one around France
So That’s What They Look Like
Marissa Doyle
March 3, 2022
I’m going to post a word, and I want you to tell me what mental image you get when you read it. Ready? Penknife. So
Mall-rats, Nineteenth Century Style–or, Meet the Beadles!
Marissa Doyle
February 17, 2022
When Lord George Cavendish, younger brother of the 5th Duke of Devonshire (or should I say brother-in-law of the famous Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire?) inherited
I Wrote a Letter to My Love
Marissa Doyle
February 9, 2022
Who remembers writing letters—you know, sitting down with some stationery and a pen and being chatty or pouring out one’s innermost thoughts onto the page,
Is It Okay? No, But It’s OK
Marissa Doyle
October 7, 2021
Over the course of doing research, I ran across a fascinating fact about one of the most common casual expressions in use in modern times—“okay”.
