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#Bookreview THE NAPOLEONIC WARS: AS ILLUSTRATED BY J J JENKINS by J J Jenkins (@penswordbooks) . A great collectable and beautiful reproduction of a fine book

Posted on May 20, 2019 by OlgaNunez 14 Comments

Hi all: I bring you something pretty different today. I don’t know why, but I could not resist this book (perhaps because I’m fascinated by antiques…) The Napoleonic Wars: As Illustrated by J J Jenkins by J J Jenkins. Originally published as Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies From 1799 to 1815 this

Posted in Book review, Book reviews antique, antiques, British history, collectable, Illustrated book, military history, Napoleon, Pen & Sword, reproduction, XIX century

#TuesdayBookBlog ELEGANT ETIQUETTE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY by Mallory James A fascinating look into the past and a great source for writers and social history researchers

Posted on May 8, 2018 by OlgaNunez 27 Comments

Hi all: I bring you another one of my reviews of a non-fiction book that I found delightful. I must confess I am pleased I don’t have to live by these rules as I am sure I would have been totally useless and would have done all the wrong things. But reading about it is

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog balls, etiquette, History, non-fiction, Pen & Sword, rank, social classes, social history, XIX century

#TuesdayBookBlog THE ENGLISH WIFE: A NOVEL by Lauren Willig (@laurenwillig) (@StMartinsPress) Recommended to fans of Rebecca, Jane Eyre, and Jane Austen’s novels. #bookreview #historicalfiction

Posted on March 6, 2018 by OlgaNunez 14 Comments

Hi all: I am sure today’s book won’t be to everybody’s taste, but I loved it. See what you think. The English Wife: A Novel by Lauren Willig From New York Times bestselling author, Lauren Willig, comes this scandalous novel set in the Gilded Age, full of family secrets, affairs, and even murder. Annabelle and Bayard Van Duyvil live

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Family, Gothic, historical fiction, Jane Austen, Jane Eyre, Murder, mystery, New York, Rebecca, secrets, TuesdayBookBlog, XIX century

#TuesdayBookBlog Fatal Evidence: Professor Alfred Swaine Taylor & the Dawn of Forensic Science by Helen Barrell (@helenbarrell) (@penswordbooks) A great book about a fascinating historical period and one of the forefathers of forensic science. #Bookreview #forensicscience

Posted on January 9, 2018 by OlgaNunez 23 Comments

Hi all: I thought I’d bring you another one of those historical books that always make me think of how many writers would feel inspired when they read them. Today, it’s a book about a man I wasn’t familiar with but whom I won’t forget any time soon. Fatal Evidence: Professor Alfred Swaine Taylor &

Posted in Book review, Book reviews criminal justice, England, forensic science, History, poisons, public health, teaching, TuesdayBookBlog, XIX century

#Bookreview Lunatics, Imbeciles and Idiots: A History of Insanity in Nineteenth-Century Britain and Ireland by Kathryn Burtinshaw (@PinpointAnc) and John R F Burt (@penswordbooks) A great book for researchers of the XIXc

Posted on June 12, 2017 by OlgaNunez 9 Comments

Hi all: I bring you today the review of another one of the jewels in the Pen & Sword Catalogue. I know it isn’t a topic for everyone but it is fascinating and a very well researched book, and you’ll realise straight away why (you’ve probably already noticed by the title). And no, this is

Posted in Book review, Book reviews asylums, Britain, care, illness, law, Mental health, reformers, UK, XIX century