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Lucienne Boyce

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I write historical fiction, non fiction and biography.

After gaining an MA in English Literature with the Open University in 2007, specialising in eighteenth-century fiction, I published my first historical novel, To The Fair Land, an eighteenth-century thriller set in Bristol and the South Seas.

My historical novels to date are To The Fair Land; and the Dan Foster Mystery Series comprising Bloodie Bones (joint winner the Historical Novel Society Indie Award 2016; semi finalist for the M M Bennetts Historical Fiction Award 2016); The Butcher’s Block (IndieBRAG Medallion, Chill With A Book Readers’ Award), Death Makes No Distinction (Indie BRAG Medallion; Discovering Diamonds Book of the Month; Chill With a Book Premier Readers’ Award), and T
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Lucienne Boyce At the moment I’m working on the second Dan Foster Mystery, which takes as its background the government’s attempts to suppress the radical reform soc…moreAt the moment I’m working on the second Dan Foster Mystery, which takes as its background the government’s attempts to suppress the radical reform societies of the 1790s, and sets Dan on the trail of the murderer of a fellow police officer. I’m also working on a biography of suffragette Millicent Browne.(less)
Lucienne Boyce Inspiration comes from all sorts of places – from studying the eighteenth century, from local places and local history – I live in Bristol, England, w…moreInspiration comes from all sorts of places – from studying the eighteenth century, from local places and local history – I live in Bristol, England, where the streets and quays are full of history, and every village, tree and field has a story to tell. I also find inspiration through immersing myself in the culture of the period through its arts, literature and politics. One of the most important literary inspirations for Bloodie Bones was John Clare’s beautiful poem The Mores, which brings home the impact of enclosures on the working people affected by them. And I also see connections between what’s happening today and what happened in the past – the enclosures movement, for example, shaped our landscape, it helped alter people’s working patterns, and encouraged the development of industrial towns. (less)
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Pugs, Bruisers and the Fancy: The Language of Pugilism

In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, bare knuckle boxing was one of Britain's most popular sports. It had its own slang: it was the world of the Fancy, of milling coves and prime goods, bucks and novices, gluttons and swells. This distinctive and racy slang has influenced many writers, as I described in a talk at the Hawkesbury Upton Litfest's Festival of Words on Saturday 22 April 2023. Th Read more of this blog post »
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