I've always loved history too and the feel of stepping into another time and place through a book. I love exploring new parts of Regency London as an author - though when it comes to Seven Dials in particular, I'm quite glad to have done it through a book and not in real life.
Good video. Kudos to both you and Mélanie. I love the Regency Period in all its iterations. Besides Georgette Heyer, I read C. S. Harris, so I have been exposed to the beau monde as well as the underworld. Julia McElwain’s books are also set in the Regency Period, although they are time travel. I also like WWI and WWII period books set in England, so many possibilities.
Mélanie and I both thank you, Diane! (We did lots of takes with her checking the lighting and making comments like "okay, Mum, that was good, but you still said 'um' three time."). C.S. Harris does a great job of showing a huge range of facets of Regency London, often within the same book. I haven't read Julia McElwain - I should look for her. WWI and WWII England offer such a range of setting possibilities. I've also always loved 1930s Britain - both historical novels set then and books written then.
Laurie R. King’s Mary Russell series has several set in England as well as in many different locales around the world. They start in 1914 with Riviera Gold set in 1925 followed by Castle Shade set in Transylvania. She has two books featuring Harris Stuyvesant - Touchstone set around 1926 England and The Bones of Paris set in 1929. Another great author is Jacqueline Winspear’s Maisie Dobbs series starting before WWI and the larest set in 1942. She also has a lovely standalone, The White Lady, set in 1947 with flashbacks to WWII Belgium. I could go on and on, but there is only so much reading time available for you between your own writing and the opera.
I like stories that can include both types of settings depending on the needs of the tale, of course. The juxtaposition of each can make a book more interesting sometimes...
I like the juxtaposition too - if it works for the story obviously - some stories call for a very focused setting. But I love moving around different parts of Regency London in the same book, and I got to do a lot of that in The Seven Dials Affair.
I've always had an interest in history. Therefore, I'm fascinated and curious by the background for each of the stories.
I've always loved history too and the feel of stepping into another time and place through a book. I love exploring new parts of Regency London as an author - though when it comes to Seven Dials in particular, I'm quite glad to have done it through a book and not in real life.
Yes, in terms of Seven Dials it is better to have wandered there vicariously.
Good video. Kudos to both you and Mélanie. I love the Regency Period in all its iterations. Besides Georgette Heyer, I read C. S. Harris, so I have been exposed to the beau monde as well as the underworld. Julia McElwain’s books are also set in the Regency Period, although they are time travel. I also like WWI and WWII period books set in England, so many possibilities.
Mélanie and I both thank you, Diane! (We did lots of takes with her checking the lighting and making comments like "okay, Mum, that was good, but you still said 'um' three time."). C.S. Harris does a great job of showing a huge range of facets of Regency London, often within the same book. I haven't read Julia McElwain - I should look for her. WWI and WWII England offer such a range of setting possibilities. I've also always loved 1930s Britain - both historical novels set then and books written then.
Laurie R. King’s Mary Russell series has several set in England as well as in many different locales around the world. They start in 1914 with Riviera Gold set in 1925 followed by Castle Shade set in Transylvania. She has two books featuring Harris Stuyvesant - Touchstone set around 1926 England and The Bones of Paris set in 1929. Another great author is Jacqueline Winspear’s Maisie Dobbs series starting before WWI and the larest set in 1942. She also has a lovely standalone, The White Lady, set in 1947 with flashbacks to WWII Belgium. I could go on and on, but there is only so much reading time available for you between your own writing and the opera.
I *love* the Mary Russell series! I haven't read the Maisie Dobbs series yet, but I keep meaning to.
I like stories that can include both types of settings depending on the needs of the tale, of course. The juxtaposition of each can make a book more interesting sometimes...
I like the juxtaposition too - if it works for the story obviously - some stories call for a very focused setting. But I love moving around different parts of Regency London in the same book, and I got to do a lot of that in The Seven Dials Affair.