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Happy (Belated) Birthday, George! 16 Aug 2013 | 09:55 pm
Today, I am reminded of birthdays. For one, we have a little one who will be celebrating his first birthday shortly in my family. For another, my grandmother would have been 102 today. And August 1...
Victoria’s Grandchildren: Empress Alexandra of Russia 14 Aug 2013 | 07:13 am
Along with Kaiser Wilhelm, Empress Alexandra of Russia is probably the most famous of Queen Victoria’s grandchildren...as well as one of the most tragic. She was born in Darmstadt on June 6, 1872, th...
Quiz for Free Book: When Was That Invented? 9 Aug 2013 | 09:42 am
As you probably know by now, Nick the hero of my August release, The Courting Campaign, is a natural philosopher specializing in the properties of materials. I was amazed by what I learned when resea...
Going Courting? 6 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
This week marks the launch of The Courting Campaign, which should be on the shelves of bookstores near you as well as available at many online venues. Why is that exciting? For one, it's my 25th work ...
How to Win the Lottery, Nineteenth Century Style 2 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
Millions of dollars at stake, thousands of people lined up for tickets, dozens of schemes covering which tickets to buy and whether to share tickets in a pool of people for maximum impact--sound famil...
Fetch the Comfy Chair! 30 Jul 2013 | 02:43 pm
You’ve probably all noticed that most of the fashion prints I post in Fashion Forecasts are from Ackermann’s Repository, that splendidly illustrated journal of early 19th century culture and fashion. ...
Young Scientists: Michael Faraday, a Shocking Sort of Fellow 26 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm
The nineteenth century is filled with people who started out in one direction and took another turn to fame. Michael Faraday is just such a person. A largely self-taught lad and the son of a blacksm...
Young Bluestockings Attend the Cinema: EMMA (1996/Paltrow) 23 Jul 2013 | 10:38 pm
Welcome to "Young Bluestockings Attend the Cinema" at NineteenTeen! Today we're discussing the 1996 feature film "Emma," starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeremy Northam, and Obi Wan Kenobi himself, Ewan McG...
Live from Atlanta, Sort Of 19 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm
Hello, my dears, from sunny, thunder storm-prone Atlanta! Marissa and I have been running between workshops, meetings with agents and editors, and workshop panels, and we wanted to share some of the ...
Charles Bewitched is here! 16 Jul 2013 | 06:53 pm
It's here! For all those readers of Bewitching Season who've asked me when Charles "Chuckles" Leland would get his own story, I am delighted to announce that Charles Bewitched is here! First, the...
