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Chelsey Johnson asked this question about The Lie Tree:
Hi. What time period era/decade/year is this set in?? Thank you.
Shona Dunn I'd say mid 1800s. There is a reference to Myrtle wearing a crinoline and they became fashionable in the 1840s. The craniometry that is referred to be…moreI'd say mid 1800s. There is a reference to Myrtle wearing a crinoline and they became fashionable in the 1840s. The craniometry that is referred to began in the early 1800s and men who could afford it dabbling in studying fossils, flora and fauna was popular throughout the Victorian era.
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The Lie Tree
by Frances Hardinge
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