The London Weekly is a newspaper of my own invention, but some of the stories in it are not. I stole them from actual Regency newspapers because, Lordy, you would not believe what folks got up to! Here is one of my favorites…but first, I must say, that wedding planning has made me consider elopement [...]
I wrote the first two writing girl books while I was in graduate school, studying early 19th century British literature. One class in particular was absolutely invaluable to my research: The Economy of Print Media. Basically, we studied the cheap, “trashy”, real stuff that people were actually reading: periodicals, railway novels, and, of course, [...]
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Comments (0) This little scene between Miss Harlow and Mr. Knightly didn’t make it into the final version of A Groom Of One’s Own, but I’m quite fond of it, so here is a little exclusive bonus material for y’all. Oh and PS: there aren’t any spoilers here. Enjoy!
One week after our heroine has been jilted at [...]
Once again, another exclusive sneak peek copy of Miss Harlow’s Marriage In High Life straight from the pages of A Groom Of One’s Own.
MISS HARLOW’S MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE
June , 1823
Weddings, weddings, everywhere! This author particularly enjoyed the beautiful ceremony of Lord Winchester and his bride, Miss Victoria Hodges, daughter of Earl Selby. The affection [...]
The London Weekly is a newspaper of my own invention, but some of the stories in it are not. I stole them from actual Regency newspapers because, Lordy, you would not believe what folks got up to! Here is one of my favorites from The Age in 1825:
Accidents & Offenses
On Tuesday last, at Gravesend, Mr. [...]
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