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Haunted Triangles: When the “Other Woman” is a First Wife
Remember the insane Bertha Rochester setting fire to Thornhill? Or the murdered Rebecca de Winter trapped in an underwater grave?…
A Victorian Tragedy: Elizabeth Laird on The Prince who Walked with Lions
An award-winning author of several novels, both historical and not, for children and young adults, Elizabeth Laird has travelled and…
My Heroines: Women and the Crimean War
As a military historian, my research often uncovers stories with a high impact, drawn from violence and the suffering of…
Going Indie?: Why Quality Matters in Self-published Fiction
The HNS is one of the rare venues willing to review Indie – self-published – fiction. Many refuse to accept…
In Celebration: The Bicentennial of Pride & Prejudice
2013 marks the bicentennial of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, one of the most famous historical romances of all time.…
New Voices: Jenny Barden, Patricia Bracewell, Kristin Gleeson & Enid Shomer
Jenny Barden, Patricia Bracewell, Kristin Gleeson, and Enid Shomer provide behind-the-scenes glimpses of the inspiration for their debut novels. It…
Language & Historical Fiction: An Exploration of Style, Idiom & Anachronism
Getting the facts right is one of the principal jobs of the writer of historical fiction. When did men start…
Forgotten Author: The Work of Ardyth Kennelly
When a sequel regularly sells on the used book site www.abebooks.com for over ten times the price of the first…
Douglas Jackson speaks with Tim Hodkinson about the inspiration of Rome
Billy Connolly once commented about the Scottish soldier: “People have this notion of the romantic Highlander….but most of the fighting…
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