Interview with Brenda Clough on HIS SELACHIAN MAJESTY REQUESTS
I had a gas reading this book. Brenda Clough maintains she writes historical SF, maybe too confining a label? She has set a number of
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BVC Announces Servants of the Empress
Servants of the Empress by Brenda W. Clough Marian married a pirate. Was it fair to expect him to be a gentleman? There is a
Feeding Your Invalid in the 19th Century 7: Please, Sir, Can I Have More?
The Victorians adored gruel so much that the variations were endless – rice, flour, arrowroot, groats (a mixture of grains), cornmeal, toast, sago. It was
Feeding Your Invalid in the 19th Century 6: Gruel
When we think of godawful 19th century food, gruel comes immediately to mind. Remember Grace Poole bringing the mess to a boil in the attic
Feeding Your Invalid in the 19th Century 5: Ale Caudle
Because Christmas is coming, here’s a more cheery recipe that you might even try. Ale caudle was possibly quite good for you. When Marian Halcombe‘s
Feeding Your Invalid in the 19th Century 4: Toast Water
Sick people in Victorian times got jellies. But water is even better. You can always slip some nutrition into the water! Toast Water Procure a
Feeding Your Invalid in the 19th Century 3: Beef Tea
The Victorians and Edwardians put supreme faith in beef tea. Every invalid, every orphan, every wounded soldier, had to be fed beef tea. This (complete
Feeding Your Invalid in the 19th Century 2: Barley Water
Horatio Wood’s ‘Treatise on therapeutics’ (1879) says that “Barley-water is used as a nutritious, demulcent drink in fevers.” It is still in use. You can
Feeding Your Invalid in the 19th Century 1: Ivory Dust Jelly
Since the BVC blog 1.0 evaporated, this material has been lost, lost I tell you, to all modern knowledge. Pleas from far elsewhere have resurrected
BVC Announces Marian Halcombe by Brenda W. Clough is now in print
Marian Halcombe #1 The Thrilling Victorian Adventures of the Most Dangerous Woman in Europe Now in print! Miss Marian Halcombe returns from the pages of