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By: Louise B

Louise B — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 05:42:06 +0000

Never say never. I did once read a well done romance where the hero was a slave trader. It was M. M. Kaye’s Trade Winds set in Zanzibar.

And I totally agree that I can’t stand heroes and heroines who go at it without any thought for the consequences. And no, he’s not much of a hero if he’s willing to do have sex with the heroine and not think about what she might face if discovered or pregnant. As much as I like historical romances, the modern sexual attitudes have me shopping at used bookstores more than new ones.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 23:52:29 +0000

Some time ago, I read an older traditional Regency where the main characters were picnicking in the park. Included in the picnic was a THERMOS of tea. I’m not kidding. I continued reading the book, though.

I have a degree in history. Strangely enough, though, big honking errors like a thermos in a Regency bother me less than more subtle errors of fact. Historical events like battles or wars, or terms of Prime Ministers, are so easy to look up these days; they shouldn’t be wrong.

By: JMM

JMM — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 18:29:01 +0000

I have to agree with Dick; romantic love had to exist in the past for it to exist now. Although it is perhaps ‘utilized’ unwisely.

And Heyer? She wrote well, but to make her an authority on the Regency period is laughable.

By: Sandy C.

Sandy C. — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 17:05:20 +0000

I can usually speed by anachronisms, especially because I’m not a historian! However, I just read a free book on my Kindle in which two characters talked about a third one being “in denial”. That took me completely out of the story, and I was never able to get back into it. I only finished a quarter of the book due to the author’s inept writing. There was more wrong with that book, but you get the idea.

I think it would be very difficult to write a historical that’s accurate without losing some of today’s audience, which is what a lot of these comments have expressed. I would also like to see a return to virtue, only because the consequences were so dire! Pregnancy, disease, social ostracism aren’t things to be taken lightly.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 16:33:16 +0000

Agreeing with Cora and Elizabeth about FAS. It doesn’t bother me to read about a pregnant woman having a class of sherry or wine. For one thing, until the past few decade, no one knew drinking could harm a fetus, and as Elizabeth pointed out, there wasn’t a great alternative. Drinking the water could be much more fatal in some times/places. In fact, the warning against drinking is absolute only because the government doesn’t do subtle very well. Since they feel we’re all like children who will take advantage of any loophole, they have to banish it completely. Like taking swing sets out of children’s playground because a few children get hurt each year. Evidence I found seems to indicate that even a glass a wine a day won’t hurt the vast majority of pregnancies, much less cause something as severe as FAS. Moderation is always key in living a careful but happy life.

By: dick

dick — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 16:21:32 +0000

While I dislike encountering “glaring” anachronisms in either expressions or mores, I try always to remember that what I’m reading is fiction, not history, and that history itself consists of what has been preserved not necessarily what actually happened but was not preserved. In human relations, in my thinking, if something occurs today, it most likely occurred yesterday as well, despite how long ago yesterday was, despite the mores of the time, despite what the history books record as most likely.