Beth Elliott's Blog, page 6

The middle son

 How do you feel about a vulnerable Regency hero ?
Costume Parisien , courtesy of Wikipedia
Since time began the middle son has found his position difficult. The oldest has importance and responsibility, the youngest gets an easier deal. How is Number 2 going to make an impression?
The three Montailhac brothers are all very different, but loyal and loving to each other, even if there is some rivalry. Arnaut, the second son, feels a failure when he compares himself to his older brother, Henri, a ski...

What's in a book ?

A precious find among the ruinsPhoto by journalist  Hanna Liubakova@HannaLiubakova·Apr 23



Ukrainian firefighter saves books from a building destroyed by Russians in Chernihiv, #Ukraine


This photo is so moving. The utter devastation of a building destroyed, homes gone forever and lives blown apart. The Firefighter knows the books he's saving are most precious. They are a link with their owner's previous life, chosen stories or workbooks, old friends, and a source of comfort.   
                     ...

Be constructive, be kind.

 

How my virtue was saved

     My virtue was only saved thanks to the Language of the Fan

           

                                                                                                   Marine Parade,    Brighton, 
                                                                                                          31st August 1814                                                                                                                                                                                    ...

When Rose met Tom...💕

...in London, the pair of them fell instantly in love. 💕

But after getting caught in a passionate embrace, Rose is whisked away in disgrace. She hears no more from Tom, and accepts the marriage her family arranged for her. Soon widowed, she travels to Egypt with her aunt and uncle, keen antiquarians. As Rose is a fine artist, her drawings are most useful to them.

Fleeing a sudden uprising in Cairo, Rose, with her sister and her aunt, arrives in Constantinople, and they go to the British Embassy fo...

"Books break the shackles of Time" - Carl Sagan

 

Carl SaganAmerican astrophysicist and popular science writer
[photo courtesy of Wikipedia]

Travelling abroad for work or pleasure in the early 1800s

The fascination of travel and of The East

In the early years of the 19th Century Britain was isolated by land due to the wide-ranging wars with Napoleon's armies. This did not deter adventurous travellers, and as Britain was mistress of the seas from Portsmouth to Constantinople, they set off on their expeditions. Some were purely tourists, burning to see ancient civilisations for themselves, others were diplomats, advisers and traders. 

  In 1810, Lord Byron and his friend John Cam Hobhouse arriv...

Take a trip back to Regency England via Lady Catherine's Salon and Joffe Books

 Many thanks to Sasha at Joffe Books, for this graphic. This week I'm enjoying my travels around Regency England through my Regency tales, as the Guest Hostess at Lady Catherine's Salon on Facebook.

These titles published on Kindle by JOFFE BOOKS

               

Cover pictures, [past and present]

First published by Robert Hale, these hardback edition all had coversdesigned by David Young, a Cornwall based artist,whose workencompasses a wide variety of subjects. A distinctive feature is his use of bright and cheerful colours. As his range increases, maybe the covers will be of more valuethan the stories inside. They certainly gave the books a certain cachet.Thank you again, David. 

       
            
Later, two novels were published in paperback by Lume Books, 

together with two new stories...

With much love and respect

 

  [Credit to the creator of this photo. My apologies, I don't know the name to credit them more personally.]