Marissa Doyle – Book View Cafe

Baking, 1917 Style

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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