New format for links and glossary
The links and references are already outgrowing their space, so I’ve created a new format for the Link/References pages, with subcategories for …
Our Mutual Friends
At long last, the sequel to My Particular Friend has been written. I’m now editing it and designing the book cover, so …
Review of My Particular Friend
Jackie Blem of the Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver has reviewed My Particular Friend. It doesn’t start out promising — “I really …
Royal Crescent, The:
The Royal Crescent, now and in Regency times, must be the most fashionable address in Bath. From the preservation trust website: “Built …
Six English Towns: Bradford-on-Avon
A 1981 BBC documentary about Bradford-on-Avon by the late Alec Clifton-Taylor is still very informative today and furthered my interest is setting …
Spoiler: How to proceed with The Affair of the Reluctant Bachelor?
I feel like the police inspector confronted with the locked room mystery: how did someone murder the victim but leave no trace …
Tempted by the dark side
I find that the more and more I research and write My Particular Friend, the more and more good information I find …
The Affair of the Reluctant Bachelor finished
I’ve been working on this affair for so long it seems like ages, but I hope it won’t read that way. I …
The evolution of Charlotte and Jane
I confess that when I first started writing My Particular Friend my only thought was: “Ooh! Combine Jane Austen and Sherlock Holmes.” …
The lack of a classical education No. 1
I need a classical reference meaning looking like hell. I thought I could use “look like the Wreck of the Hesperus,” but …
The Poison Pen Affair: Plot point (RESOLVED)
When programming, I often reach points where I am flummoxed how to continue. And in desperation, I often ask for help in programming forums, but despite the kindly suggestions of other programmers, I rarely get an answer. But I often find that simply posing the question helps me resolve the matter myself …
The problem of the footman
The problem of the footman now appears in My Particular Friend. In the first story, The Poison Pen Affair, I avoided all …
The problem of the green dress
As to the green dress mentioned in the chapter There is dancing: I know that for much of the period, white was …