The Adelphi Hotel, Saratoga Springs, Part I

I’ve written blogs about Saratoga Springs, New York before as one of the 19th century hot spots.  It was where the rich and famous spent thier time from mid-century on.  It wasn’t until fairly late in the period, the 1880’s and 90’s, before Newport RI became the place to go, and that for the most [...]

Traveling in the mid-nineteenth century

The summer travel season has arrived, so I thought it would be fun to post a series of suggestions for 19th century travelers.
 
 
These are from handbooks written by John Murray, who wrote A Handbook for Travellers on the Continent (1853) and Hints to Railway Travellers.
In the first part of this series, I’ll be talking about [...]

Victorian mistresses

Madam Pompadour, we all know her name, she’s the famous or infamous mistress of Louis XIV the Sun King. Royal mistresses were popular, nearly every monarch had one. They were installed in lavish apartments with every amenity of their time available. This phenomenon of mistresses treated as near queens was exclusive to the royals for [...]

Victorian Lady Color Analysis

It has been awhile since I blogged, and I’m deep into that finishing-school manual I’ve mentioned previously. That being so, I thought to share a little about how the Victorian young ladies handled the experience of such training.
When attending, they were in effect rather secretive, meeting at private homes around kitchen tables. Daily were the [...]

Win a copy of my time travel romance!

The countdown is on for the July 17th release of my first full-length romance novel from The Wild Rose Press, Erin’s Rebel, and I’m having a contest on my website all month long.
Starting Wednesday, June 17th, visit my website: http://susanmacatee.com/News.html to find out how you can have a chance to win one of three prizes.
#1 – [...]

And the winner is…

Thanks to everyone who left a comment here yesterday for Anna. And now, the winner of the pdf download of Salvation Bride is, Jean P!
Congratulations!!! Contact me at susanmacatee@aol.com to claim your prize!

Guest Blogger: Anna Kathryn Lanier

I’ve invited a guest to visit with us here today on Slip Into Something Victorian. I’ve recently read the novella length short story, Salvation Bride, a Wild Rose Press e-book, by Anna Kathryn Lanier. The story is set in 1873, so it fits into the Victorian era—a favorite time period of mine—but it particularly intrigued [...]

Research

This blog is very very late, and I apologize for that. Today’s topic in a shortened version is research. Historical, contemporary, fantasy, futuristic, research must be done.
If I want to write a story that has espionage, chases, murder, and romance that happened today and in London, I’d better know what I’m talking about. Research is [...]

Eliza Cook, Nevada’s First Woman Doctor

In the 1890’s Dr. M. Cary Thomas requested permission to attend a class at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland.  She dared to tread where no other woman had been allowed.  She was accepted only on the condition that she sit behind a screen.  Later, Dr. Thomas became president of Bryn Mawr [...]