Why Essays?
IS HISTORY THE AGREED UPON LIE? Historical Fact & Historical Fiction.
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
The Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes: Essays on Victorian England Box Set Volumes 1 & 2 by Liese Sherwood-Fabre Genre: Non-Fiction
The
Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes: Essays on Victorian England
Box
Set Volumes 1 & 2
by
Liese Sherwood-Fabre
Genre:
Non-Fiction
Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle's stories are full of everyday Victorian
activities and events that send the twenty-first-century reader to
consult their reference books. Few, for example, are intimately
acquainted with the responsibilities of a country squire, the
importance of gentlemen's clubs, or the intricacies of the Victorian
monetary system.
These
forty-eight short essays, gathered together from the first two
volumes of "The Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes" series,
explore various aspects of life mentioned in the original stories.
Readers gain modern-day insight into the nineteenth-century world.
Untangle the complexities of inheritance, the Victorian wedding, and
the treatment of brain fever. Discover the pleasures of the circus,
the Turkish bath, and beekeeping. Such examinations bring deeper
meaning and color to the adventures of the world's most famous
consulting detective.
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The
Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes: Essays on Victorian England
Volume
Three
What
do "slop shops," "scissorizing," "agony
aunts," and "foolscap" have in common?
These
and other Victorian references appear throughout the original
Sherlock Holmes tales. What was part of everyday existence to the
Victorian has the modern day reader running to references books to
discover its significance. These twenty-four short essays explore
various aspects of life mentioned in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s
original Sherlock Holmes tales, providing modern-day insight into the
nineteenth century world. Topics include:
*Violins
*Electric
vs. Gas Lighting
*Scrapbooking
*Agony
Columns
*The
Agra Fort
*Cardboard
*Sound
Recordings
*Telephones
*Jellyfish
*Rugby
*Brandy
*The
Opera
*The
Crown Jewels
*Yellow
Fever
*Snakes
*Italian
Political Organizations
*Banks
*Diabetes
*Pocket
Watches
*Writing
Paper
*Coroners
*Pawnshops
*Clothing
*Calling
Cards
This
collection also includes a bonus essay—"Evil Women: The
Villainesses of the Canon," originally published in the Baker
Street Journal.
“Be
prepared to be enlightened and entertained!”
-
Carole Nelson Douglas, Bestselling Author
**Only
$1.99!!**
Liese
Sherwood-Fabre has won awards for her thrillers, romance, and
literary short stories, and NYT bestselling author Steve Berry
describes her writing as "gimmick-free, old-fashioned
storytelling."
In
the second grade, she knew she was destined to write when she got an
A+ for her story about Dick, Jane, and Sally's ruined picnic. After
obtaining her PhD from Indiana University, she joined the federal
government and had the opportunity to work and live internationally
for more than fifteen years. She draws upon these experiences to
endow her characters with deep conflicts and emotions.
$15
Gift Card (reader's choice--Amazon or Apple)
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Between the Cracks One Woman's Journey From Sicily to America Book 1 by Carmela Cattuti Genre: Historical Women's Fiction
Frequently
Asked Questions Series: How I do research for my novels
Readers often ask me how much research I do for my novels. I thought I would mix things up and do a video instead of writing details about my research. The video is below. Enjoy! There will be an audiobook out soon.
Best,
Carmela
Between
the Cracks
One
Woman's Journey From Sicily to America Book 1
by
Carmela Cattuti
Genre:
Historical Women's Fiction
Join
Angela Lanza as she experiences the tumultuous world of early 20th
century Sicily and New York. Orphaned by the earthquake and powerful
eruption of Mt. Etna in 1908, Angela is raised in the strict confines
of an Italian convent. Through various twists of fate, she is married
to a young Italian man whom she barely knows, then together with her
spouse, immigrates to the U.S. This novel is an invitation to
accompany the young Angela as she confronts the ephemeral nature of
life on this planet and navigates the wide cultural gaps between
pre-World War II Italy and the booming prosperity of dynamic young
America.
Author,
artist, and teacher Carmela Cattuti created Between the Cracks as an
homage to her great-aunt, who survived the earthquake and eruption of
Mt. Etna and bravely left Sicily to start a new life in America.
The
Ascent
One
Woman's Journey From Sicily to America Book 2
The
sequel to Carmela Cattuti's first novel, Between the Cracks,, this
story invites the reader to accompany Angela Lanza as she builds her
life in America during the first half of the 20th century. A Sicilian
immigrant, she manages to assimilate into the social life of a small
town outside of New York City. Through the horrors of war, domestic
tragedy, and raising her sister-in-law's children, hers is a
successful immigrant experience. Angela seeks to transcend organized
religion and develop her spirituality. She influenced three
generations of Americans through her artistic sensibility and a
sharpened intuition. The book parallels America's growth with
Angela's growing sense of who she is in the world.
Carmela
Cattuti started her writing career as a journalist for the Somerville
News in Boston, MA. After she finished her graduate work in English
Literature from Boston College she began to write creatively and
taught a journal writing course at the Cambridge Center for Adult
Education As fate would have it, she felt compelled to write her
great aunt's story. “Between the Cracks” has gone through several
incarnations and will now become a trilogy. The second book is "The
Ascent."
The
third book will be released in early 2021.
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