These are short, highly readable books, split into short chapters which would cover what life was really like for the people living there, in terms of food, clothing, living quarters, kitchens, etc. They will be short reads (15,000 words maximum) published in a small giftbook format, and we aim to price them at around GBP4.99. We are planning to publish 18 books, in batches of six, that will predominantly be sold through English Heritage/ National Trust properties. Note to self, before getting all literary, say what the book is about! LOL.īelow is the synopsis as it appears on Amazon: Hmm… think this has flagged up a serious flaw in my reviewing style. It’s really interesting because it tells you just what a posh lady in Victorian England would have done all day, and quotes lots of personal letters of the time, showing what they thought about, e.g. There’s a whole series, along the lines of ‘daily life in the middle ages’ ‘daily life in the napoleonic wars for a british soldier’, etc. No, it’s a history book that describes what everyday life as a Victorian lady would have been like. Life as a Victorian Lady Pamela Horn Sutton Publishing 2007 89 pp. For the writer in me, this small book’s greatest achievement is in the avenues of possibility that open from voices like this one: a vista of bitterness and frustration on the one hand on the other, a clear sight line down to pragmatism, resignation, wisdom. Haiku history nonetheless, it finds room for authentic voices of the period, such as this lady advising her niece on marriage: ‘Women are not like men,’ wrote the aunt, ‘they cannot chuse, not is it creditable or lady-like to be what is called in love’. Have you often thought that certain monumental history books could have been condensed with no loss of content? Here is a book which is informative, engaging, interesting and just 89 pages short. Brevity is a virtue, and, through this book’s small keyhole, worlds are visible.

Life As A Victorian Lady by Pamela Horn