Mostly Historical

Roman Reads for the Ides of March

Happy Ides of March! Obviously, the best way to commemorate the assassination of Julius Caesar is by collectively stabbing the…

8 months ago

Ela of Salisbury Mysteries

Ela of Salisbury Medieval Mysteries, by J. G. Lewis, is a series of historical murder mysteries, in which the very…

9 months ago

The Saga of Marathon, by Nicholas Checker

As you probably know, I only ever run to catch a train, so I’m using  “marathon” here in the sense…

2 years ago

Backlist Book Review: The Cazalet Chronicles

The Cazalet Chronicles is a five-book historical fiction series, by Elizabeth Jane Howard. The novels follow the British Cazalet family…

2 years ago

The Savage Instinct

When The Savage Instinct opens, Clara Blackstone is being released from the asylum after a mental breakdown. Clara plans to…

2 years ago