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008 131030s2012 xxua b 000 0 eng d
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020 $a148129962X$q(pbk.)
020 $a9781481299626$q(pbk.)
035 $a(OCoLC)861756698
050 4 $aPN3441$b.A44 2012
100 1 $aAlleyn, Susanne,$d1963-
245 10 $aMedieval underpants and other blunders :$ba writer's (& editor's) guide to keeping historical fiction free of common anachronisms, errors, & myths /$cSusanne Alleyn.
246 30 $aWriter's (& editor's) guide to keeping historical fiction free of common anachronisms, errors, & myths
260 $a[Place of publication not identified] :$bSusanne Alleyn,$c©2012.
300 $aviii, 229 pages :$billustrations ;$c21 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
500 $aIncludes the first chapter of Susanne's Aristide Ravel mystery, Game of patience.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 210-220).
505 0 $aGeneral rule no. 1: never assume. Anachronisms ; Let's start with the underpants ; Anachronisms in locations: getting the geography right ; Anachronisms & bloopers in dialogue, expressions, & slang ; Anachronisms of attitude: misplaced political correctness & feisty females -- General rule no. 2: Wikipedia is your friend. Anachronisms: food, plants & animals ; Anachronisms: what's in a name? ; Anachronisms: guns -- General rule no. 3: do not borrow your period details & information from other people's historical novels & movies ; Money bloopers: getting the coinage, prices, & values right ; Bloopers: English aristocratic & royal titles ; Bloopers: lights out! ; Bloopers: a quick chapter on slooooow travel -- General rule no. 4: don't just swallow the propaganda, clichés, & myths. Bloopers: hygiene, cleanliness, & more ; More anachronisms of attitude: servants-- not a luxury, a necessity ; A grab bag of oddments ; And finally, the end: death & burial.
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650 0 $aHistory$xResearch.
650 0 $aFiction$xTechnique.
650 0 $aAuthors$vGuidebooks.
650 0 $aEditors$vGuidebooks.
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