elliottbethAug 11, 20232 min readMy Girls have other ideas!When another writer complained recently that 'Regency heroines only have music and embroidery as hobbies', my girls protested vigorously....
elliottbethApr 5, 20232 min readJane Austen’s House at ChawtonThe little table on which Jane is supposed to have written her novels, stands by the window in the dining room. It is battered and shabby,
elliottbethJan 29, 20231 min readA feast for mind and body in ADANA.I was both delighted and nervous when the Adana Branch of the Turkish American Women's Cultural Society Reading Group invited me to visit...
elliottbethNov 7, 20221 min readDon't argue with me - you're only the author......says your main character. How often this happens to a writer. You create a story, with characters, places, problems and an outline of...
elliottbethJan 8, 20221 min readAnother day, another duelPistols at dawn for Giles in yet another duel, before he drives out of London, weary of Society and especially of the ladies hopeful of...
elliottbethJan 4, 20222 min readRegency BrightonPreviously a fishing village, Brighton came into fashion as a health centre for seabathing during the 1700s. Seasonal visitors flocked...
elliottbethJan 3, 20221 min readTime travelMaybe one day we will all be able to flip backwards and forwards in time. Currently, we can guess at the future but not experience it....