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Today in the Library we have Rowan Scot-Ryder, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. You are very welcome, Rowan, please introduce yourself: Hi and thanks for inviting me here. I’m a full-time writer now, but I swim and paint, and sometimes still teach…
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Originally posted on Of Quills & Vellum: A lovely amalgamation of suspense and Victorian romance, Pam Lecky’s The Bowes Inheritance begins with a gentle, Austenian air and soon turns much darker. Lecky brings the late nineteenth century to life on the page in an atmospheric tale filled with memorable characters and unexpected plot twists. Filled with…
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Before the famous exhibition in London, Madame Tussaud had a thriving business in Dublin … Her Early Life Marie Tussaud was born in Strasbourg, France, on 1st December 1761. Her father, a German soldier named Joseph Grosholtz, died two months before she was born as a result of horrific injuries he sustained in the Seven…
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What a joy it is when beauty and function are combined! On a recent research jaunt into the vaults of the web, I discovered what a remarkable collection of items were made to facilitate the Victorians’ love of writing. In particular I was fascinated by their equivalent of the laptop – the lap desk/box or…
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Today in the Library we have Angela Wren, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. You are very welcome, Angela, please introduce yourself: Hello Pam and thanks for inviting me into your fabulous library. You’d better put me on a lead or I may…
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Originally posted on JO LAMBERT: Good morning Pam and welcome. Can I start, as always, by asking you a little about yourself? Hi Jo and thank you for inviting me along for a chat. I am an Irish Indie author of historical fiction. I’m married with three children and work part-time, so my spare time…
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Anyone reading Regency or Victorian novels will be all too well aware of the obsession with remedies for invalids that were handed down from generation to generation. Some may have worked (most were at least nutritious) and we cannot really blame them for quacking themselves when terrible diseases lurked in their homes and…
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