by CJ | Aug 28, 2010 | Journal
I’ll start with one of my favorites: Crocodile on a Sandbank, Elizabeth Peters, (c) 1975. The Amelia Peabody mysteries. They’re a hoot. And just to give you the idea that they don’t have to be totally period: The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency,...
by CJ | Aug 28, 2010 | Journal
I’ll start with one of my favorites: Crocodile on a Sandbank, Elizabeth Peters, (c) 1975. The Amelia Peabody mysteries. They’re a hoot. And just to give you the idea that they don’t have to be totally period: The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency,...
by CJ | Aug 21, 2010 | Journal
which books are really good for understanding the history of what period? Ie, if someone wanted to innoculate himself with history painlessly, even pleasantly, what would be the best novels for what period, and how reliable? And you don’t have to get as...
by CJ | Aug 21, 2010 | Journal
which books are really good for understanding the history of what period? Ie, if someone wanted to innoculate himself with history painlessly, even pleasantly, what would be the best novels for what period, and how reliable? And you don’t have to get as...