B Reviews / Book ReviewsEighteenth century / Georgian / Historical Romances / lynne-connolly / Richard-and-Rose / Samhain-publishing13 Comments
Dear Mrs. Connolly, At last, at last. The continuation of the series faithful fans have been waiting for. It all started years ago with “Yorkshire,” “Devonshire,” “Venice” and “Harley Street” as we watched the aristocratic Richard Kerre, heir to the Earldom of Southland, and Rose Golightly, daughter of the gentry, ... more >
Film Reviewsacross the tracks / Eighteenth century / Friday Film Review / Historical Romances13 Comments
Kitty (1946) Genre: Period romance/comedy/drama Grade: B- Here’s a movie that isn’t afraid to let one see its main characters being less than chivalrous. It’s another movie I first saw years ago on AMC and hadn’t rewatched until recently. Though I enjoyed a lot of it, some aspects don’t work ... more >
B- ReviewsEighteenth century / featured / ghost-story / m/m romance / mlr press / short-story2 Comments
Dear Ms. Beecroft. I enjoyed, as I always do, your sublime prose and the beautiful love story. I had more reservations about this story than I have for the previous two of yours I reviewed, though, reservations all revolving around the plot. In addition, I’m pretty much paranormaled out, so ... more >
Film ReviewsEighteenth century / Friday Film Review / Ireland21 Comments
The Abduction Club (2002) Genre: Historical/Comedy/Drama/Romance Grade: B Ever since I first heard about this movie, while looking for art pics to be used for Lynne Connolly’s “Richard and Rose” series for my reviews “back in the day” when these weren’t available anymore after the original epublisher did an early ... more >