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The Corset & The Crinolin

The Corset & The Crinoline: An Illustrated History W. B. Lord Publication Info.: Dover Publications, 2007, (1868 by Ward, Lock, and Tyler), ISBN: 139780486461861   You can’t read historical romance without learning a thing or two about women’s underwear.  No … Continue reading

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Shopping Spree

Have you noticed how often historical heroines get to go on shopping sprees?  This is a recurring motif in historical romance that I’ve noticed for a long time.  I don’t know if this happens in contemporary stories because I don’t read enough … Continue reading

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