A group for all who use books as a sort of time machine to yesteryear; whether in nonfiction, fiction written by authors of decades and centuries gone by, or historical fiction (i.e., written by present day authors but dealing with things before their/our own life time). Everything from the Big Bang to the first half of the 20th century welcome! The more cross-genre and cross-period discussion we get here, the better.
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SusannaG - Confessions of a Crazy Cat Lady
Last post: Welcome! Your blog looks tremendously interesting -- you'll fit right in here. A great mix of books on English and French history ... I'll be adding several of those to my TB... by Themis-Athena's Garden of Books
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SusannaG - Confessions of a Crazy Cat Lady
Last post: Bashara - I think incorporating both non-fiction and fiction in your daughter's schooling is great! I myself was home schooled, and I found it much easier to absorb history th... by
Court's Blog
Last post: Love, love, love Claire Tomalin. One of the most accomplished biographers around at the moment. I think the first book of hers that I read was her brilliant biography of Mary ... by
Books, hockey, and a bucketful of snark
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