Dear Subscriber,

Yesterday I visited my dentist.  When I left, the receptionist said, "Enjoy the rest of your summer!" The comment sent me home in confusion.  Is summer really here?  Part of me is still stuck in spring; I haven't quite accepted the fact that it's technically "summer."  And the other half of my mind was thinking, "but it's almost over!" If it's August already, September can't be far behind, and then...

I hope that these issues of Victorian Times are helping all of you enjoy your summer!  I never get tired of the amazing new things I keep discovering about the period.  It's often a bit like my "summer" dilemma.  On the one hand, I keep finding what a period of amazing change it was.  On the other hand, I keep coming across articles that show me that "the more things change, the more they remain the same."  In this issue, it's the charming piece about "The Compleat Novelist."  The author provides advice to the would-be writers of his day that sounds terribly similar to the advice I've been dispensing to writers over the last 15 years through Writing-World.com.  I've come across many articles to "hopeful writers" in Victorian magazines, and we editors are still saying the same thing after more than 100 years... 

But perhaps it's that continuity that keeps the period fresh even after all this time.  Victorians were people very much like us, and we like them.  So without further ado, here's what's in store in our August issue:

• Peculiar Playing Cards (Part I) (The Strand, 1893) "Upon these bits of painted cardboard there has been expended a greater amount of ingenuity and of artistic effort than is to be found in any other form of popular amusement."
• Some Continental Recipes for Eggs (GOP, 1902) Some delicious French and German egg concoctions.
• Preserving and Conserving (GOP, 1898) How to can and preserve fruits, vegetables and herbs.
• Art in the House (GOP, 1899) Beautiful household stencil designs from Fred Miller.
• Our Belongings: The Boys (CFM, 1892) "What queer creatures they are, with their extraordinary reticences, their remarkable frankness, their strange ideas of fun, their code of honour, the peculiarities of their tempers, and the varieties of their dispositions."
• Tasty Dishes (GOP, 1897) Savouries, Apple Syllabub, Cottage Pudding and Roast Duck are just a few of the tasty offerings in this article.
• From the Land of the Mountain King (GOP, 1900) An interesting encounter between man and bear.
• The Compleat Novelist (The Strand, 1897) Tips on writing success that are as valid today as they were over 100 years ago.
• Moorland Idylls: A Rabbit of the World (English Illustrated Magazine, 1895) A charming series by noted author Grant Allen, who was also a keen observor of nature.
• Our Friends the Servants, Parts 3 & 4 (GOP, 1893) A six-part series on understanding and managing the all-essential staff of the Victorian home.
• August (CFM, 1875) A monthly series on the seasons in the English countryside - the birds, beasts, and flowers to be seen, along with tips on what to do in the garden, and natural history notes.
• Precious Stones: Their Homes, Histories and Influence (GOP, 1894) An eight-part series on the lore and history of precious stones. For August: Semi-Precious Stones
• Fiction: Annexed by the Tsar (Atlantic Monthly, 1888) In this case "the Tsar" is "a huge dog... a dog to look twice at..." with a mind of his own about how things ought to be.
• The Horse and Its Occupations (The Strand, 1893) Pictorial feature.

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VICTORIAN TIMES QUARTERLY #12 
 
VICTORIAN TIMES QUARTERLY #12 is here! This  volume features the April, May and June 2017 issues of Victorian Times, in a lovely, easy-to-read print edition. Here's what you'll find  in this volume: 

• Peculiar Wills and Hiding Places for Wills
• A Month-by-Month Guide to Garden, Field and Countryside
• A Visit with a Tribe of American Gypsies
• Women on Wheels: Women Tricyclists
• A Glossary of French Cooking Terms
• How to Make an Easter-Egg Tea Set
• The Lore and History of Precious Stones, Parts 4-6 (Rubies &
  Sapphires, Emeralds, and Opals
• The Lore Surrounding Mustard and Cress
• A Couple's Walking Tour in Britain
• Animal Justice: Animal "Trials by Jury"
• English Ladies in Washington DC
• Dinner at the London Zoo
• A Look at Some "Politically Correct" Words for 1860
• How to Manage a Musical Party
• Tips on Camping on the Thames
• Favorite American Dishes
• Designing Flannel Tapestry Embroideries
• Living in Europe on a Shoestring
• Some Victorian Superstitions
• An Amateur Balloonist's Aerial Adventures
• How to Host a Country Wedding "At Home" on a Budget
• Beautiful Designs for Tapestry Painting
• A Stay in a London Hospital
• A June Wedding, American-Style
• Delicious Nut Treats
• Some Jealous Pets
• A Study in Backs
• Short Fiction: The Wrong Baby;
• The Author of "The Lion and the Lamb"
• Plus loads of poetry, illustrations, trivia, recipes, household
  hints and more!

Find out more at http://www.victorianvoices.net/VT/VTQ/VTQ12.shtml

Available from: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, and Amazon.ca
 
 
Happy Summer!

Your Intrepid Editor,
Moira Allen

editors@writing-world.com