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“Such is the effect of the excitement of novel reading upon the nervous system, that the only way to obtain momentary ease, is to plunge into another as soon as one is finished.” -Confessions and Experiences of a Novel Reader, 1855. #amreading
Great news! A Victorian Lady's Guide to Fashion and Beauty is available in paperback again! It's been sold out for a while, but @penswordbooks has done a second printing. https://t.co/DToUfkNEEO
Merry Christmas everyone! I'm taking off until January to celebrate (and to finish this book). Wishing you all the happiest of holidays. ❤️
Found out this morning that A Victorian Lady's Guide to Fashion and Beauty sold out its first print run! My publisher @penswordbooks is ordering another printing! 🎉
The ebook version of A Victorian Lady's Guide to Fashion and Beauty is only $1.99 at Amazon!! This is a steal, folks. https://t.co/kzxxH65Eps @penswordbooks #Victorian #Fashion
"It was most desirable to form the habit of reading novels: because, in periods of worry, distress, illness or enforced rest, no possible resource was so valuable." -Cambridge Review, 1892.
Three Victorian mice share a #Christmas pudding in The Christmas Dinner by Beatrix Potter, 1893 via @V_and_A.
Elegant Lady in a Greenhouse by Camille-Leopold Cabaillot Lassalle (1839-1888), n.d. The pond in the foreground is so peaceful. It seems to show a little bit of her blurred reflection. #Victorian #Art
“Her friends call her hair auburn, but her enemies call it red.” A Passion for Auburn Hair: Victorian Views on Reddish-Brown Tresses https://t.co/LL3iixQSCW #Victorian #Fashion
A Holiday By Gaslight is included on a librarian's list of the best books of 2018 in this fab article in the Yakima Herald-Republic! https://t.co/dqdfhOnrSh @Yakima_Herald #Victorian #ChristmasRomance