| Description |
ii, 217 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-217). |
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General rule no. 1: never assume. Anachronisms ; Let's start with the underpants ; Anachronisms in locations: getting the geography right ; Anachronisms & bloopers in dialogue, expressions, & slang ; Anachronisms of attitude: misplaced political correctness & feisty females -- General rule no. 2: Wikipedia is your friend. Anachronisms: food, plants & animals ; Anachronisms: what's in a name? ; Anachronisms: guns -- General rule no. 3: do not borrow your period details & information from other people's historical novels & movies ; Money bloopers: getting the coinage, prices, & values right ; Bloopers: English aristocratic & royal titles ; Bloopers: lights out! ; Bloopers: a quick chapter on slooooow travel -- General rule no. 4: don't just swallow the propaganda, clich?s, & myths. Bloopers: hygiene, cleanliness, & more ; More anachronisms of attitude: servants -- not a luxury, a necessity ; Bloopers: guillotines & the obligatory heart-wrenching French Revolution execution scene ; A grab bag of oddments ; And finally, the end: death & burial. |
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Historical fiction -- Guidebooks.
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History -- Research.
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Fiction -- Technique.
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Authors -- Guidebooks.
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Editors -- Guidebooks.
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Authors. |
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Editors. |
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Fiction -- Technique. |
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Historical fiction. |
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History -- Research. |
| Added Title |
Writer's (& editor's) guide to keeping historical fiction free of common anachronisms, errors, & myths |
| ISBN |
9781511996969 |
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151199696X |
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