“Whether I like it or not, most of my images of what various historical periods feel, smell, or sound like were acquired well before I set foot in any history class. They came from Margaret Mitchell, from Anya Seton, from M.M. Kaye, and a host of other authors, in their crackly plastic library bindings. Whether historians acknowledge it or not, scholarly history’s illegitimate cousin, the historical novel, plays a profound role in shaping widely held conceptions of historical realities.” FeelsWellsPlayRealitySoundClassRolesNovelFeetPeriodsHistoricalProfoundLibraryVariousSmellAcknowledgeConceptionHistorianHostPlasticCousinBindingScholarlyHistorical NovelsHistory Class Author:Lauren Willig
“Old books exert a strange fascination for me -- their smell, their feel, their history; wondering who might have owned them, how they lived, what they felt.” FeelsBookMightReadingFeltWonderStrangeSmellFascinationOld Books Book:The Orchid Affair: A Pink Carnation Novel Source: The Orchid Affair: A Pink Carnation Novel
