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Delilah and Mr. Selim have some adventures

Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant (V01) by Tony Cliff

Delilah Dirk and the King’s Shilling (V02) by Tony Cliff

April 25, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have wanted to read Delilah Dirk books for some time. A few weeks ago, I went to the library to pick up a book I had on hold and came out with three others. Two were the first two in the series by Tony Cliff, Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant (V01) and Delilah Dirk and the King’s Shilling (V02). I have since learned there is a third book, and I’m contemplating finding a copy. First, this is basically a “Sherlock Holmes meets Indiana […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Young Adult Tagged With: 19th century, Action & Adventure, British, Constantinople, historical fiction, Istanbul (Turkey), Robbers and outlaws, Tony Cliff

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:170 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Young Adult · Tags: 19th century, Action & Adventure, British, Constantinople, historical fiction, Istanbul (Turkey), Robbers and outlaws, Tony Cliff ·
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Beware of Bored Women!

Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District by Nikolai Leskov

January 18, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

ESPECIALLY if you are the one to damn them into a life of boredom. I sought out this short story after being utterly enthralled by the 2016 Florence Pugh tour-de-force Lady Macbeth. If you are a sucker for a brutal period drama chock full of female desperation-disguised-as-power, then hustle your bustle to your  nearest ye olde video rental and check. it. out. The film is phenomenal, and I was immediately curious about the source material! A little Wikipedia creeping led me to Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: 19th century, boredom, class, doomed love, film adaptation, Florence Pugh, Lady Macbeth, nikolai leskov, novella, Quick read, Russian Lit, short read, translation, wealth

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR14 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: 19th century, boredom, class, doomed love, film adaptation, Florence Pugh, Lady Macbeth, nikolai leskov, novella, Quick read, Russian Lit, short read, translation, wealth ·
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“I am not an angel, and I will not be one till I die: I will be myself” Charlotte Bronte

Bronte by Manuela Santoni

June 2, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I was given a readers copy of this graphic novel. I was curious about it due to the interesting cover, and I like biographies told in graphic novels. And even if it was going to be a story/memoir like book, and not a “true” biography, I still thought it was going to be informative. I finally picked it up because I was looking for something easier to get into. I needed a break from the mess of novels that I had found myself tangled in […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: 19th century, Anne Bronte, Bronte Family, charlotte bront, emily bronte, English, Manuela Santoni, Women Authors

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:165 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: 19th century, Anne Bronte, Bronte Family, charlotte bront, emily bronte, English, Manuela Santoni, Women Authors ·
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Women in science, 19th century edition

Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier

May 23, 2021 by KimMiE" 2 Comments

I’m on a roll with splendid historical fiction featuring strong female characters. What I didn’t know until I was about half-way through this novel is that Tracy Chevalier’s Remarkable Creatures is based on real women in science about whom I’d never heard. I suppose I should say “real women on the outskirts of science” because, as females, they were barred from having a meaningful place in scientific discussions in 19th century England. Mary Anning, now recognized as the finder of the first known ichthyosaur skeleton […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: 19th century, CBR13, Fossils, historical fiction, KimMiE", Tracy Chevalier

KimMiE"'s CBR13 Review No:22 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: 19th century, CBR13, Fossils, historical fiction, KimMiE", Tracy Chevalier ·
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Ye Olde Childrearing

Ungovernable: The Victorian Parent's Guide to Raising Flawless Children by Therese O'Neill

April 13, 2021 by Ale 3 Comments

I was a huge fan of O’Neill’s first book, Unmentionable, so when a friend sent along the link for her newest publication, I immediately ordered it from the library. Similar to Unmentionable, O’Neill tackles the crazy of the Victorian era with wit, sarcasm, and a dose of brutal honesty that both criticizes the dark parts of Victorian parenting culture while also contextualizing it in a way that makes it understandable, if not condonable. Where Unmentionable focused on sex, love, and marriage for young women, Ungovernable tackles the next stage […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 1800s, 19th century, childcare, historic childhood, raising children, therese oneil, Therese Oneill, Victorian times

Ale's CBR13 Review No:6 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: 1800s, 19th century, childcare, historic childhood, raising children, therese oneil, Therese Oneill, Victorian times ·
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In the 19th Century she was first

What Miss Mitchell Saw by Hayley Barrett

March 30, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A simple, but not simplistic look at Maria Mitchell and all the amazing things she saw comes to life in What Miss Mitchell Saw. Hayley Barret created a biography that reads as fiction about the first professional female astronomer. Yet, it is not just about what she saw (as what was out there had already been seen by others in the past) but the one very important find in the sky that made her world famous and respected by her peers and even a King. […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 19th century, astronomers, comets, Diana Sudyka, Hayley Barret, Hayley Barrett, Maria Mitchell, Massachusetts, Science & Technology, Women astronomers

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:127 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: 19th century, astronomers, comets, Diana Sudyka, Hayley Barret, Hayley Barrett, Maria Mitchell, Massachusetts, Science & Technology, Women astronomers ·
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