Historical Fiction Online

[quote=""Miss Moppet""]That's not stopping it selling, unfortunately. But then, Little Princess have got a major sales push behind it, and they could sell snow to Eskimos.[/quote]

A major sales push, says you? All right, that's it, I am switching to Little Princess for my next novel!

[quote=""M.M. Bennetts""]I read non-fiction almost exclusively though.[/quote]

But you belong to a site that's called Historical Fiction Online?

Thanks, Margaret, it works! A short but interesting thread. I, for one, would have been in deep trouble before Xrays and the wonders of modern oral surgery...

I will repost the link to Sarah's blog:
http://www.sarahwoodbury.com/?p=101&cpa ... mment-1774

[quote=""Margaret""]Ha! Actually, it was probably just the opposite. We've been chatting in the "Dentistry in the Past" thread about this very issue.[/quote]

Margaret, do you have the link to this thread handy?

[quote=""Michy""]Forgive me for getting off-topic, but I have a question about something you posted on another thread. I responded there, too, but thought there might be a better chance of you seeing it here. :) You remarked that you don't enjoy Charles Dickens because he is difficult for non-native...

[quote=""Anna Elliott""]Definitely looking forward to this one, too! And I so absolutely agree about the issue of 'peasants', Catherine. I think it's a function of the majority of our primary sources focusing on the king lists, etc. (even more so in my period, when literally all you may know about a...

Thanks, Vanessa! :) Margaret, yes, I think histfic these days, in print and on film, tends to ignore regular people of the past, who after all represented 99% plus of the population. They are represented as ugly (horribly crooked teeth, while the upper classes apparently had access to modern orthodo...

[quote=""Anna Elliott""]Oh, Catherine, how totally fascinating! I've always been fascinated by the Beast--and all the other similar stories from that part of the world. Can you tell us more about the book, or is it too early to share details?[/quote] Thanks, Anna! What I can tell you already: it is ...

[quote=""annis""]Posted by Catherine Delors I knew this sounded familiar. it was the basis of the film Brotherhood of the Wolf , wasn't it? A crazy mish-mash of a movie, but I really enjoyed it.[/quote] Indeed it is, Annis! "Crazy mish-mash" is a kind assessment of the film (heavy doses Hong-Kong st...

Madame Vigee-Lebrun? Oh, yes! An extraordinary life. So many books to write, so little time...