Thought lost to the hate of the Nazis for decades, Anders als die Andern, the first film that portrayed a realistic queer relationship, resurfaced in the 1970s
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A delightful cosy mystery set in 1920s London, with a spunky protagonist and a mysterious inspector. Aboard a train like the Orient Express.
“Life is a series of thousands of tiny miracles. Notice them.” – Roald Dahl (quote)
A Quite Deadly Affair(Mr. Quayle Mysteries #0.5)Anthony SlaytonGenre: Historical Cosy MysteryPublisher: indi publicationPublication Date: 2021Format: ebookPages: 78 A Christmas party turns deadly when a scandalous affair, suspicion of treason, and a woman scorned lead to murder in this 1920s-style whodunit.…
Writing Mysteries Like a Real Golden Age Author – An author Interview with Anthony Slayton
First instalment in Anthony Slayton’s cosy mystery series. An introduction to the life of the English upper class seen by a keen-eyed WWI veteran.
They called her vampire. They called her ugly, unattractive, unfit to vote. They called her destroyer of family and society. Nothing deterred the New Woman.
In the 1920s, a new youth culture emerged. Not simply a marker of age anymore, youth became a state of mind, the adherence to a separate culture with its own values and attitudes.
The New Woman was certainly born in the U.S., but manifestations of her appeared worldwide. And everywhere, she was a harbinger of modernity.
WWI was a pivotal moment in women’s history. For the first time, women stepped into the place of men in great numbers and showed to be able to do so.
In the 1910s, at the apex of the New Woman’s historical arc and right amid the fight for civil rights, women became vampires.
Women’s undergarments drastically changed during the New Woman’s historical arc. She shed layers of clothing, gaining in freedom of movement.