Beth Elliott's Blog, page 4
October 20, 2023
"In the Coach" on the Radio
Audio version of an excerpt from A Problem of Honour
Meet Nell and Sophie as they endure the sixth day of a coach journey sending them into unwanted exile among complete strangers.
A short recording [made by me] from ‘A Problem of Honour’, features about 70 minutes into Leo Ulph’s ‘Wake Up Leo’ programme on BBC Radio Berkshire.
The programme runs from 6 -8pm, this evening, 19th October, and again on Saturday, 21st October, same time. After that it becomes a podcast.
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October 14, 2023
Audiobook of 'The Rake's Challenge'
Audiobook version, [ produced by Audiolibrix ]
What does it take to challenge a Rake, one who is notorious for his gambling and duelling, as well as having his pick of exquisite women? Giles Maltravers, Earl of Longwood, has his rakish lifestyle turned upside down the day he saves Anna Lawrence from a pair of drunken young Bloods. The irony is G...
August 23, 2023
Olivia's adventures [ 'Scandalous Lady' excerpt ]
Fired by a wish to travel and visit exotic lands, Olivia and her former governess reach Constantinople in April 1811
Dusk on the Golden Horn, by Ivan Aivasovsky
Two days later Oliviastood at the ship’s rail, her excitement growing as Constantinople came intoview. The greatest city of the ancient world, capital of the mighty OttomanEmpire, gateway between east and west, and she was actually here!
‘I feel awed,’ she told Miss Neston in a voice that wasnot...
August 17, 2023
Fancy a Free armchair trip to feel-good Romance ?
Scandalous Lady
An exciting tale of travel and adventure,
and - when Ice and Fire combine - romance - in spite of the danger to all concerned.
In the Harem by Osman Hamdi Bey
Lady Hester StanhopeJuly 14, 2023
Sometimes being strong is simply being kind....
The Wind blew furiously to blow the traveller's cloak off, but the harder he blew, the tighter the traveller clutched his cloak round himself.
Then the Sun began to shine. The traveller loosened his cloak. When the Sun beamed, the traveller took his cloak off, enjoying the warm weather.
Two very different families feature in A Problem of Honour, the latest Montailhac family tale. One has ...
June 3, 2023
My mystery friend revealed at last
The place ---
Istanbul Naval Museum[picture courtesy of Wikipedia]
Why - - to see the elegant gondola-like caiques used by the Ottoman sultans. These lavishly ornamented boats were the favoured means of transport for travelling into the main city.
A few imperial caiques[picure By CeeGee - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,]
When the Court went on a visit from one palace to ano...
May 1, 2023
Author Interview with The Bookshelf Cafe News
is a splendid resource for readers and writers. It offers a Daily Dose of news via Twitter and Instagramhttp://www.thebookshelfcafe.news/and also invites authors for an interview. Here is mine -
How long have you been writing or when did you start?
As a very small child I was fascinated by the little black marks on pages and how my parents could read me stories from those signs. How I longed to understand those marks for myself. I would hold a book open, lo...
March 20, 2023
My girls and where they go
LondonKitty travels from Cheshire down to London most unwillingly. Who wants to stay with a great-aunt they've never met? But London turns out to be exciting and dangerous. And the great-aunt has a trick or two up her sleeve. And Grosvenor Square is an impressive place to stay in.
The Wild Card
BathSarah stays in Bath with her friend Lizzie, whose uncle has gout. In fact most of the people in this story are invalids of various sorts, but ...
February 12, 2023
My girls
Kitty from Cheshire. 'Mama insisted I learn to play the pianoforte and to sing. I enjoy sewing, and I ride but my main interest is helping in the local hospital. Poor folk deserve help when they are ill.'
Sarah from Wiltshire. 'I was taught to play and I can sing reasonably well. It takes most of my time to run the estate for my brothe...
