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TagsHistory (352), Fiction (253), Historical (100), Celts (89), OM (88), Texas (87), Britain (84), Germany (67), German (63) — se alle tags

GrupperAncient History, Art is Life, Astrology, Books Compared, Food History, Happy Heathens, Herbal, Historical Fiction, Hungarian - Magyar, Israfel — vis alle grupper

YndlingsforfattereStephen Arroyo, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Allan Gurganus, Cecelia Holland, Jean Markale, Larry McMurtry, Steven Ozment, Edith Mary Pargeter, Mary Renault, Steven Saylor, Anya Seton, Anne Tyler (Fælles favoritter)

Om mig I write fiction and nonfiction on historical subjects. My website about historical novels is now essentially complete, with pages covering novels set in periods from the prehistoric to the mid-20th century. Currently, it includes more than 40 reviews, and I'm adding more on a regular basis. See www.HistoricalNovels.info.

Here are links to a couple of the articles I have written:

The Scholar's Supernova, about a young man who saw a supernova in Cairo in AD 1006

Boudica: Celtic War Queen Who Challenged Rome, about Boudica, who led the British rebellion in AD 61

Om mit bibliotek My fiction collection is haphazard, but heavy on historical fiction. Since I'd be broke if I bought all the novels I wanted to read, many favorites are not in my home library. If I love a novel, I sometimes impulsively buy the author's next work, skewing my collection toward novels that I found a bit disappointing. In nonfiction, I collect history books, especially about the Celts, ancient Rome, Germany, Hungary, medieval Europe generally, Texas and the U.S. Civil War.

What I'm writing:

A book about the history of the little railroad town, Kingsbury, Texas, where my father grew up.

Hjemmesidehttp://www.HistoricalNovels.info

Medlemskab LibraryThing Early Reviewers

Rigtigt navnMargaret Donsbach

StedPortland, Oregon, USA

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Medlem sidenJun 30, 2006

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Great Maria af Cecelia Holland Stjerner:

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Young Bess af Margaret Irwin (læs anmeldelse)

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A Tabernacle for the Sun: A Novel Set in Florence in the Time of Lorenzo De' Medici 1472-1478 af Linda Proud (læs anmeldelse)

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Sacred Grief: Exploring a New Dimension to Grief af Leslee Tessmann (læs anmeldelse)

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Thanks so much for your kind words about my reviews. I have to admit, some of my reviews aren't great; I don't put the effort into them that I should. I wanted to be very careful about how I reviewed Never Let Me Go, though, because I think it is good to be uninformed. I'm so sorry you've had the secret spoiled, but I hope you enjoy the book all the same.

In addition to bookmarking your website at home, I've also bookmarked it at work. I'm a library assistant at a public library, and I can see it coming in handy. It will be nice to have the website right there, ready to be pulled up at a moment's notice. Do you intend to add to it as new novels are released?

skrevet af shootingstarr7 kl. 2:09 am (EST) den Aug 1, 2008

I'm going to the second session. Key West is really gorgeous in January -- it'd be fun to connect if we happen to be there at the same time -- Jane

skrevet af janeajones kl. 8:36 pm (EST) den Jul 27, 2008

Margaret -- while reading the book review in the local paper today I thought about you. There was a big featured review of STEALING ATHENA, an historical novel by Karen Essex about Aspasia, Pericles' mistress. Here's the link to her website if you're interested: http://www.karenessex.com/. I can't seem to pull up the article, probably because it was reprinted from the LA Times.

Also -- do you know about the Key West Literary Seminar? The topic this year is historical fiction. I actually got some conference money from my college to go. They do a really lovely job: http://keywestliteraryseminar.org/lit/

I know it's way far away from you, but they do have some interesting stuff on their website. Happy August -- Jane

skrevet af janeajones kl. 5:23 pm (EST) den Jul 27, 2008

Hello Margad,

I love your Web site! I'm a frequent user. I was so glad to find you here on LT.

I enjoyed Lady Macbeth enough to re-read, and I don't say that about too many books. I haven't read Dunnett's Macbeth, but it's on my TBR list. I hope to get to it this Summer. I've heard lots of good things about it.

I hope to chat with you again soon.

LM

skrevet af ladymacbeth1 kl. 5:29 pm (EST) den Jun 22, 2008

Dear Margaret: I was browsing through the Historical Fiction group and came across your post about the Historical Novels website. I am going to direct my students to use it as a tool to help them find books to read for my class this year (I teach U.S. history and government to 11th and 12th graders. What I like most about your site, so far, is the brief description of each book and the fantastic effort you've made to categorize the novels. I'm new to LibraryThing, but I'm enjoying the literary chats which were sadly missing in the other book groups I joined. Thanks again for the site!

skrevet af RachelfromSarasota kl. 3:43 am (EST) den Jun 16, 2008

Margad -- your historical novels site is amazing-- it's going to take me a while to browse all through it, but I'm looking for some good (literary) novels to assign to my humanities students, and this is a treasure trove! Thanks for all your hard work there. -- Jane

skrevet af janeajones kl. 7:42 pm (EST) den Jun 5, 2008

"I finished reading The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows the other day and had to let you know how very much I enjoyed it. The opening is brilliant - so unexpected, and yet it perfectly foreshadows her harrowing experience in prison during the Revolution. This makes me want to read a good biography of Josephine, but I think I will gobble up your two sequels first!"

Did I ever thank you for this, Margaret? (I'm just now catching up on LibraryThing.) If not: THANK YOU!

skrevet af SandraGulland kl. 4:47 pm (EST) den May 14, 2008

Thank you for your note, Margaret, re MISTRESS OF THE SUN. Yes, "dangerously seductive" is as good as it gets!

skrevet af SandraGulland kl. 4:39 pm (EST) den May 14, 2008

Thanks for inviting me to Books Compared! It looks like a really interesting group.

skrevet af Jibrailis kl. 10:19 am (EST) den Apr 29, 2008

Hi Margaret - Glad you're enjoying the new posts. Sorry it's all HP related, but I guess with a book that popular it's bound to draw comparisons. And the spin-off post was a pretty unique occurrence! You'll be glad to know too that with every new book I'm reading, I'm mentally writing comparison reviews in my head. I'm mentally working on one right now that might pan into an interesting discussion. Thanks again for the invite to a really neat group!
-el :)

skrevet af elbakerone kl. 5:12 pm (EST) den Mar 3, 2008

Hi Margaret,

Thank you for your welcome to Books Compared, and your invitation to contribute a comparison. I probably will do that, at some point soon.

I have enjoyed exploring your library this morning, and noted the books books on Texas history and Indian fighters. W. K. Stubblefield (known as Billy) was my husband's gr-gr-gr-grandfather. Billy Stubblefield lived in Palo Pinto County Texas in the 1860's and was a cattle rancher and Indian fighter. A book in my library, "Charley Newell Shot!" is the biography of his son-in-law, and includes chapters on Billy and Texas. I was nearly drooling over your collection of books from that region and time.

Currently I'm working my way through a book from the Portland library: "Bring Your Family History to Life through social history", by Katherine Scott Sturdevant. It's a five star at Amazon, but out of print and used copies are $$$.

I love visiting Powell's (any of them) but the flagship store downtown has an aura all its own. (I wonder what it will feel like with the remodel finished?)

Regards,

April

skrevet af Pandababy kl. 2:09 pm (EST) den Mar 2, 2008

Margaret, I just read what you wrote on Life after Death, in the discussion group. I thought it was wonderful! And I share the hope that after our existance here ends, the journey continues. I also think after a while heaven seen by the Christian view would be very boring. Thanks for sharing
Michael

skrevet af michaelbartley kl. 1:44 pm (EST) den Feb 29, 2008

Hi margad - Glad to see the discussion I posted took off - I linked to the thread from the Early Reviewers group so that brought in James Dashner as well as some other readers. It's neat to get such a variety of comments and input. Thanks for starting the Books Compared group - I think it's really fun and I love the idea of a review that includes more than one work! I really like reading the threads on there and seeing the different connections people make with various books.
"See" you around! - el :)

skrevet af elbakerone kl. 7:29 pm (EST) den Feb 16, 2008

Hi Margaret,

Thank you for you wonderful note re. Josephine B.

I also love your website. I posted a link to it on my Facebook page, here. I'll soon be setting up a blog on my website: I'll be sure to mention it there, as well.

My next novel, just coming out, is set in the court of the Sun King: Mistress of the Sun. If you'd like to review it, I could have my publisher send you an Advance Reading Copy. Let me know through my email: sgulland AT sandragulland.com

Again, thank you!

Sincerely,

Sandra Gulland
www.sandragulland.com

skrevet af SandraGulland kl. 4:39 pm (EST) den Feb 9, 2008

Hi Margaret (Margad),

Thank you for your note: "Welcome to Books Compared. I love historical fiction, and your Josephine trilogy is on my TBR list. So I'd like to especially encourage you to join the Books Compared discussion. Perhaps if we're lucky, you'll find time to post a comparison!"

I'm impressed by your thoughtful posts on Books Compared. I'm looking forward to spending more time on LibraryThing in general—and checking out your library specifically. Right now I'm in pre-liftoff for a novel about to come out, set in the Court of the Sun King, so busy indeed!

Cheers,

Sandra Gulland
www.sandragulland.com
skrevet af SandraGulland kl. 8:46 am (EST) den Jan 18, 2008

Pam's book is TERRIFIC!
skrevet af sarahelizabethii kl. 11:26 am (EST) den Nov 23, 2007

Hi Margaret
I stand in awe of Hildegard of Bingen & how she was able to compose & conduct her music. Hardly anything was written down, to teach her nuns the music she had only her hands. Hold your hand in front of your face, spread your fingers & realiz that was the first music staff. 5 fingers became the lines (e,g,b,d,f) & the 4 spaces between the fingers were spaces (f,a,c,e) That just amazes me the way she was able to teach - completely illerate with no musical back-ground women to sing those beautiful chants. I have done some singing in choirs, but mostly I have played in the orchestra or concert band. I am so glad I was able to do that & several of my children also. Do you have many "Chant" CD's? I have a Cd of Benedictine nuns chanting the "Virgin martyrs "& "Our Lady of Sorrows." Knowing something of the background helps to appreciate the music.
skrevet af MarianV kl. 10:13 am (EST) den Nov 15, 2007

hi Margad, thanks for your postings on Themes in Literature. I knew I could count on you for some beautiful excerpts from books I have never even heard of, let alone read!
Keep em comng!
:)
Murr
skrevet af tomcatMurr kl. 7:56 am (EST) den Oct 22, 2007

Hi Margaret. I've been in Texas so long now that most people consider me a native. Even my friends in the New Mexico Historical Society look at as if I was an interloper (I grew up in Albuquerque). I'm probably more Texan than my wife, a native born Houstonian. Good luck with the book on Kingsbury. Rural Texas can be a problem to work on. I wrote my Master's Thesis about Rockdale, and I am currently working a project about Milam County. Lot of research work still to be done.

Best,

George
skrevet af georgecooper kl. 6:53 pm (EST) den Sep 20, 2007

Hi Margaret, I was reading the posts on Art is Life Group and noticed that you said you lived in Portland. Since I live in that great city too, I wanted to say hello. I also share your interest in the Civil War and ancient history. I have a love for the Greeks. My interest in the Civil War came about from a roomate I had when I lived in Ashland. I do miss Ashland, I grew up in Southern Oregon. So anyway hello
Michael
skrevet af michaelbartley kl. 5:27 pm (EST) den Sep 19, 2007

Hello Margaret,

thanks a lot for your kind comment, I think your german is far better than my english!

Concerning your question about Yourcenar, it's been quite a while since I read that book so I had to have another look into it before I could answer your question. Well, I think his "inside" view presented by these letters is quite fascinating, but on the other hand he sometimes seems too emotionless about his own life, everything seems to be too predetermined to make this text really fascinating. This also results in some "Weitschweifigkeit" (don't know the english word, sorry), though I must admit that I don't know enough about this special epoch to successfully distinguish fiction from facts.

Nevertheless, overall I think this book is a classic of historical fiction and a pleasurable read for everybody interested in roman history.

Best regards!
skrevet af DeusXMachina kl. 4:34 am (EST) den Sep 11, 2007

My blog has an archive on the left-hand side if you scroll down. One of the headings will be "poems." Just click on that and all the poems I have on the blog will come up. Thanks for your interest! Art is Life has been a lot of fun.
skrevet af JMatthews kl. 6:25 pm (EST) den Aug 30, 2007