From Chapter 2 Buy now! Nathaniel entered the room and nearly turned around to walk out again. Helen Crofton was standing at the fireplace, back turned to him. Helen didn’t bother to hide her disappointment when she turned and caught sight of him. She dipped into the barest of curtsies. “Do you wish to sit?” … Read more
Sisters of the Revolution #4 by Audrey Glenn Buy now!
A lot of the time, we look back at 18th century clothing and develop a serious case of presentism: we decide that our clothing today is so much more practical and comfortable. However, 18th century women’s clothing was designed for practicality and comfort in their daily lives–and maybe fewer serious body image issues! Here are … Read more
In A Gentleman’s Daughter, Cassandra and Helen wear riding habits for travel. That was inspired by this 1770s riding habit at the Victoria and Albert Museum. ©Victoria and Albert Museum. Used with permission I also liked the idea of having them wear a fashionable Brunswick traveling ensemble, but I thought that might be harder to … Read more
Sisters of the Revolution #3 by Diana Davis Buy now!
Like most of us, we thought that 18th century clothes were silly and impractical as we started working on our stories in this time period. And then we saw this video that totally changed our perspective. Let’s just say we’re shopping for stays now.
For character names, I found a set of tax and constable records from 1772 Philadelphia and analyzed them. I was looking at the list and decided David would perfect for him. Cassandra’s name was chosen because I was looking at some historical fiction and was reminded that Jane Austen’s sister was named Cassandra—and in Greek mythology, Cassandra was … Read more
Obviously this style of music and Early Modern English predate the setting of Sisters of the Revolution, but while we were writing the first two books, these medieval style covers of popular songs were posted on YouTube. This one in particular was appropriate for A Gentleman’s Daughter! Not sure what part made us think this? … Read more
We enjoyed this video as part of our research. Here’s how an upper class (“better sort”) woman would have gotten dressed!