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See Wikipedia's 1816 Page and the 1816 Calendar; Brainy History also has a 1816 Page
Opening of the United States Botanic Garden
See a plate from The English Dance of Death (Vol. 2, 1816)
See a plate from The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome (2nd. ed., 1816)
Beverley, Jo. Dangerous Joy. NY: Zebra, 1995.
Butler, Mary E. The Genuine Article. New York: Diamond, 1991.
Campbell, Diana. Payment in Kind. New York: Signet, 1984.
Cox, Eleanor Anne. Alethea Brentleigh. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1983.
Dodd, Christina. The
Runaway Princess. NY: Avon, 1999.
Notes from my reading diary, May 1999: The use of the river in this novel reminds me of Mary
Brunton's Self Control 1810-1. It is hard to say which book is more unrealistic, but I'll go
with Dodd's since she freely adds magic caskets and saints. The book starts out like a regency
romance and becomes a Prisoner of Zenda action novel, set in mythical and magical
kingdoms that are Slavic or Bohemian. The action is non-stop, and the hero and heroine are very
likable people although too super-human in their skills and strengths. If you can enjoy magic,
improbability, and fantasy, you will probably love this very romantic fantasy.
Mansfield, Elizabeth. The Lady Disguised. New York: Charter, 1989.
Newman, Holly. A Grand Gesture. New York: Warner Books, 1989.
Peters, Clarice. [Laureen Kwock] Contrary Lovers. Toronto: Harlequin, 1988.
Quinn, Julia. Dancing
at Midnight. NY: Avon, 1995.
Notes from my reading diary, April 1999: "This is
a classic romance of the older, wiser, wealthy heroine and the
older, war-wounded, embittered hero. The hero's trauma
involves a rape
scene in the war. Additional trauma results because
someone is out to
kill the hero and all his loved ones. Comic touches involve
limps and
blisters, plagiarized poetry, and climbing in and out of
windows in
London. The hero and heroine seems particularly
sex-starved, and much of
their romance involves pure lust. There are lots of
characters clearly
from a prior romance by the author drifting about the book as
well.
The author has enough skill to make you forget all the
cliches and enjoy
the same old story and same old happy ending one more
time."
Rice, Patricia. Touched by Magic. NY: Onyx, 1992.
Veryan, Patricia. Married Past Redemption. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1983.
Portrait of Count de Turenne by David
Lord and Lady Cavendish by Ingres
Sir John Hay and His Sister by Ingres
Mr. and Mrs. Woodhead and Mr. Comber by Ingres
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