tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post6993789504779411424..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Tea Rooms and the Women’s Suffrage MovementDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-16165209716926613622016-04-02T11:56:40.787-07:002016-04-02T11:56:40.787-07:00It's strange to think that women's revolut...It's strange to think that women's revolutions start in teahouses - just saw this on the news about women in Pakistan<br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-35942068kkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07452409550020352621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-62695594870423231612015-02-09T13:10:09.990-08:002015-02-09T13:10:09.990-08:00There are similar stories about tea houses in New ...There are similar stories about tea houses in New York City's Greenwich Village early in the 20th century. There's a wonderful book by Jan Whitaker called TEA AT THE BLUE LANTERN INN, A Social History of the Tea Room Craze in America. Blythe Giffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12935846960877972760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-988915719600339982015-02-08T07:32:40.322-08:002015-02-08T07:32:40.322-08:00You are most welcome, Anita. I had done considerab...You are most welcome, Anita. I had done considerable research for my own books. The one I'm writing now, set in 1782, sent me to Gunter's Tea Shop's predecessor (same shop, different name) The Pineapple...which sold sweetmeats and ices in London the 18th century. Regan Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02977297105533227463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-76335781271076208662015-02-08T02:37:35.694-08:002015-02-08T02:37:35.694-08:00Much appreciated Linda, Yahoo wiped out my images ...Much appreciated Linda, Yahoo wiped out my images but I replaced these - some the sources wouldn't let me use. There are some amazing photographs of Sufragette rallys on the Museum of London website but they wouldn't let me use them Anita Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068890701803582595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-29668495274608547002015-02-08T02:34:22.438-08:002015-02-08T02:34:22.438-08:00Thanks for the comment Merryn - I was surprised to...Thanks for the comment Merryn - I was surprised too, but more about the 'no women ate in public' thing. Simpsons in The Strand wouldn't allow women in their ground floor dining room until 1984! Anita Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068890701803582595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-13957528731199255242015-02-08T02:32:50.037-08:002015-02-08T02:32:50.037-08:00Thank you Sue, that's so nice. I'm as inse...Thank you Sue, that's so nice. I'm as insecure as any writer but I do love writing these stories and the first one, Murder on the Minneapolis comes out in June - fingers crossed the publisher will want a series.Anita Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068890701803582595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-51243318857269795332015-02-08T02:31:16.991-08:002015-02-08T02:31:16.991-08:00With pleasure, and thank you for the comment. Do e...With pleasure, and thank you for the comment. Do e-mail me at akdvsn@yahoo.co.uk and we can organise it.Anita Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068890701803582595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-60941479012697098802015-02-08T02:28:10.872-08:002015-02-08T02:28:10.872-08:00Thank you Elizabeth, I appreciate the comment - an...Thank you Elizabeth, I appreciate the comment - and you reading the post of course. I didn't know much about suffragettes before I started reading up on it for this novel - it's such a fascinating subject.<br />Anita Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068890701803582595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-65360177512528496092015-02-08T02:24:54.209-08:002015-02-08T02:24:54.209-08:00Thanks Anne, that's so nice of you. My charact...Thanks Anne, that's so nice of you. My character got fed up with taking tea at home - so once I started researching where else she could go I got carried away!Anita Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068890701803582595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-26481336484616747822015-02-08T02:23:12.803-08:002015-02-08T02:23:12.803-08:00Thank you Edith, I shall look out for your book to...Thank you Edith, I shall look out for your book too.Anita Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068890701803582595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-25679885906142864012015-02-08T02:22:34.223-08:002015-02-08T02:22:34.223-08:00Thank you Alison, For some reason Yahoo removed th...Thank you Alison, For some reason Yahoo removed the images, [they are back now] and Murder On The Minneapolis is due out in June. As to whether the publishers will take the other two - we'll have to see.....Anita Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068890701803582595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-24634700894429360802015-02-08T02:18:56.449-08:002015-02-08T02:18:56.449-08:00Hi Regan, and thank you I will take a look at that...Hi Regan, and thank you I will take a look at that that article. That's the absorbing thing about research, one thing always leads to so many more.Anita Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068890701803582595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-50291112662085658882015-02-07T14:07:29.772-08:002015-02-07T14:07:29.772-08:00What a fascinating post! I never knew about these....What a fascinating post! I never knew about these. And you go right on writing that series! If your publisher sells enough copies they will want sequels - and they will. Cosies, especially historical ones, are BIG. My mother reads a lot of them and I read them when I've had enough of the real world and gruesome true crime.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-14331481913227255472015-02-07T09:39:47.614-08:002015-02-07T09:39:47.614-08:00Beautiful post and lovely to hear of your writing....Beautiful post and lovely to hear of your writing. I would love to have you post some of this on my tea website and also to highlight your book. May I?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04891386224589066628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-92148275643052209012015-02-07T09:38:32.784-08:002015-02-07T09:38:32.784-08:00What about Gunter’s Tea Shop during the Regency? P...What about Gunter’s Tea Shop during the Regency? Per the Encyclopedia of London, "For many years, when it was considered not done for a lady to be seen alone with a gentleman at a place of refreshment in the afternoon, it was perfectly respectable for them to be seen at Gunter’s Tea Shop." See https://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/tag/gunters-tea-shop/.Regan Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02977297105533227463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-73920153888974602532015-02-07T09:20:03.087-08:002015-02-07T09:20:03.087-08:00What a wonderful post. So rich in information, and...What a wonderful post. So rich in information, and nicely written. I've bookmarked it. You've also gotten me interested in your books. Love the Sinclair Lewis quote.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-77024814126802104112015-02-07T08:58:21.889-08:002015-02-07T08:58:21.889-08:00Thank you for sharing your research and presenting...Thank you for sharing your research and presenting it in such an evocative manner. A treasure trove! Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033117202223821117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-80515404937739405032015-02-07T04:58:06.901-08:002015-02-07T04:58:06.901-08:00Fascinating post, Anita! Thank you. I'm writin...Fascinating post, Anita! Thank you. I'm writing a cozy mystery series set in a Massachusetts mill town starting in 1888. I'll look into tea rooms on this side of the pond.Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-87772271453961125642015-02-07T02:12:23.441-08:002015-02-07T02:12:23.441-08:00This was a very interesting post, Anita - I hadn&#...This was a very interesting post, Anita - I hadn't realised just how many tea houses there were in London at the time or their political dimension.Merryn Allinghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938425009033106077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-59362035387603054402015-02-07T01:06:50.126-08:002015-02-07T01:06:50.126-08:00A very absorbing post. Thanks for passing on your ...A very absorbing post. Thanks for passing on your research.Linda Acasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096791092366530129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-57981734954376987472015-02-06T23:15:30.946-08:002015-02-06T23:15:30.946-08:00Another well researched and fascinating post, Anit...Another well researched and fascinating post, Anita. Thrilled to hear you are now on book 3 of your cosy mystery series! Alison Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07101217971756114754noreply@blogger.com