Have You Upped a Swan Today?
Well, have you? This is the official week for it, after all. Get out there and up those swans!
Well, have you? This is the official week for it, after all. Get out there and up those swans!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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”.