Dear Subscriber,

In the previous newsletter I commented that it didn't seem as if summer had even begun.  At that point, someone had commented "Enjoy the rest of your summer." Now people are saying, "Enjoy the last few weeks of summer before it's gone."  And gone it soon will be.

Of course, the big event of the last month was the solar eclipse.  We traveled to Charleston to see it. I was confident that, living in Maryland, I knew all about heat and humidity, but nothing had prepared me for Charleston and what my sister refers to as "air you can wear."  We watched the weather reports with trepidation, because, of course, eclipse day was predicted to be overcast with thunderstorms.  Fortunately, the clouds cleared sufficiently that we saw most of it (though they closed in at the key moment of corona).  I hope that many of you got to see it as well!

Victorians were sufficiently versed in technology to embrace solar eclipses as a fascinating natural phenomenon - there were several in the 1800's, including a total eclipse in 1850, and two eclipses in 1880!  Of course, Victorians weren't lucky enough to have NASA-approved eclipse glasses, but I'm sure they enjoyed the event anyway.  And now, without further ado, here's what you'll enjoy in our September issue: 


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VICTORIAN TIMES QUARTERLY #13 
 
VICTORIAN TIMES QUARTERLY #13 is coming soon! This  volume will feature the July, August and September 2017 issues of Victorian Times, in a lovely print edition. Here's what you'll find  in this volume: 

 

Find out more at http://www.victorianvoices.net/VT/VTQ/VTQ13.shtml 

 
Happy Summer!

Your Intrepid Editor,
Moira Allen

editors@writing-world.com