Harriette Wilson's Memoirs: The Greatest Courtesan of Her Age edited by Lesley Blanc- This is a Regency England era tell all book in which the narrator doesn't hold back. The biggest names of the Regency from Beau Brummel to the Duke of Wellington make appearances in this lady's memoirs. Written in the style of the era, it isn't the breeziest of reads and the author is a bit scattered, but she's fun and frank and well worth the time.
Victorian London: The Tale of A City 1840-1870 by Liza Picard - Everything you wanted to know about Victorian London from medicine to museums. Be glad you weren't sick back then.Upstairs and Downstairs: The Illustrated Guide to the Real World of Downton Abbey by Sarah Warwick. If you love Downton Abbey and want to learn more about the less than glamorous life of an Edwardian servant, this book is for you. It's light reading with lots of vintage photos. It makes me glad I wasn't a working woman back then.
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Hi Georgie Lee! I nominated you for the libster award. I hope you visit my blog to answer the 11 questions. here is the link:
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I had no idea I wanted to learn anything about Victorian London until I read your summary. :-)
I love a good salacious memoir! That Henrietta Wilson one looks damn good - I've been needing to find some new reads and these could do quite nicely :)
Hi Georgie Lee,
I like the reviews of the books. They are not subjects I would have thought about, but I do like non-fiction every once in a while.
Thank you for linking up with us on the Thumping Thursdays Blog Hop.
Sincerely,
Karina
http://www.momintheusa.net
I enjoying reading history in school, I just couldn't remember all the names, dates and events in order. These books sound very interesting... as long as there won't be a test.
What Tara said! Wow. I really need to jump on this Downton Abbey bandwagon, don't I? Until recently, I thought it was DownTOWN Abbey. That's how pathetically out of touch I am. Apparently.
Great entry, Miss Georgie. You've actually piqued my interest on this subject. The subject of LEARNING that is. :)
Thanks for playing.
Hello & congratulations on being Nominated for the Liebster Blog Award. Stopping in to say hello ~ I have been an avid book worm since way back when!
Thanks for stopping by & following too & I am also following you GFC & G+. Have a great day! You really should get rid of CAPTCHA... I've had many readers tell me when they see that they delete their comment & move on because they don't want to take the time in case they're wrong at guessing. :(
So happy to hop around to other blogs and see what other's summer reads are =D
I'm a new follower so i look forward to your future posts and future reviews.I hope that I can get tons of recommendations from any reviews you may write and hope i can see you hop around to one of my blogs as well. If it interests you, show your support by following =) With GFC going away soon, i figured i'd follow via email as well!
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This is fantastic! I love your summaries. I also love your description as a "Breezy" read. I'm all about not thinking too hard when I'm reading in the summer. Wonderful picks. :P Thanks for linking up!
All these sound great !
New follower via GFC
Kristen @OCA
An obsessed Downton fan right here Georgie Lee! I guess I need to get my hands on this Upstairs, Downstairs book pronto. I'm a sucker for historical fiction as well. Thanks for the great suggestions.
Brooke @ http://www.pokiedot.blogspot.com/
Oh I'm definitely checking out that last book!
trish - my follow friday
Enjoy your summer reading! New follower via GFC and Google+.
Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction
Hi there. I jotted a couple of titles down from your blog that look interesting. Looks great here! I'm also a mom who reads and writes to all kinds of things going on in the background! :)
My FF is at www.thebooknerd2013.blogspot.com
Have a great weekend.
Hello,
I'm a new follower via GFC. I like to just read anything in the summer, especially Nicholas Sparks.
I'd love it if you could come over to my blog to check it out and to follow me as well.
Thanks heaps,
My FF
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Laura
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