I am screaming out loud all the time I write which takes off my attention rather and I hope will excuse mistakes. Moira Redmond in another life
winchester UK
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Bonfire night! And a slightly unexpected scene in a Barbara Pym book. Less than Angels is a great favourite clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/…
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In the 19th C, everyone read this book - it's sales figures and cultural reception are both astonishing. Now it's almost forgotten - but it is a wonderful book, highly recommended. Charlotte M Yonge's The Heir of Redclyffe clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/…
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New substack newsletter, providing Important Info about my recent blogposts, and some nice pictures clothesinbook.substack.com/p…
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One of my favorite reviews of London Station thus far 👇 delivers a sartorial perspective
Very much enjoyed David McClosky's London Station - a spy thriller with great action an an excellent clothes moment clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/…
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Very much enjoyed David McClosky's London Station - a spy thriller with great action an an excellent clothes moment clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/…
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Winifred Holtby was a great writer, with a clear view of the world between the wars. But Land of Green Ginger is not a cheerful read. So I've given the heroine two nice dresses - it's what we do at Clothes in Books clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/…
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A late Patricia Wentworth, showing some falling off. But still - Miss Silver, a lost heir, and a black lace dress and oatmeal tweed suit. And a shocker - no coughing! clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/…
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We're having some Charlotte M Yonge vibes on the blog: admire the wild plots, the everyday drama, and the Victorian fashions. Guess why Bertha broke off her engagement.... That Stick from 1892 clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/…
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I found a wonderful 1950s children's book - a pity I didn't read it back when I was young. It has a bingo line of Clothes in Books interests - witches, magic, theatricals, sewing, teashops, fetes... & is an absolute charmer. Carbonel by Barbara Sleigh clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/…
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I can't keep away from the book Laura by Vera Caspary - Sergio Angelini and I did a Tipping my Fedora podcast on book and film, and now I have come back to answer the question 'why is she wearing a tablecloth tied round her dress?' clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/…
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What is wrong with the Royals, and what is wrong with books about the Royals? Following on from my recent reading, I give some ever-helpful advice and criticism. They are welcome. clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/…
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People told me I should read Edgar Wallace's Mr JG Reeder stories - and I listened and enjoyed. He's a dusty civil servant with a mind for catching criminals, and appears in neat short stories. And goes to 1920s London theatres... clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/…
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Lovely stuff! And here’s me working on some primary sources.
New substack newsletter on recent Barbara Cartland-fest on the blog - h/t @DrMatthewSweet
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New substack newsletter on recent Barbara Cartland-fest on the blog - h/t @DrMatthewSweet
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Barbara Cartland: we've had the new biog by @DrMatthewSweet , and her clothes. Now her books. And the similarities with books of another well-known author. Cartland boasted of reading books for research: how many of those were by Georgette Heyer? clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/…
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I love me a stage school book, and recently discovered a new and excellent one (from the 1960s, mind) via readers of my blog. The Ballet Twins by Jean Estoril clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/…
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What could be more Clothes in Books than EXCLUSIVE pictures of Barbara Cartland's clothes, courtesy of fashion expert Daniel Milford-Cottam ? Followup to post on @DrMatthewSweet 's marvellous biog of Barbara, The Great Dictator. A gallery of pink pictures clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/…
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Lost heirs and vicious families - always a good setup. Mary Fitt doesn't hold back in Death and the Pleasant Voices clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/…
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You might think you dont need to read a biography of Barbara Cartland - but maybe you do. @DrMatthewSweet 's book is hilarious, and fascinating, and is also a history of the 20th century clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/…
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