Love the Red currant jam and machete idea for answering the door. I know of at least one occasion in which I could have used that idea.
Tag: VICTORIAN ERA
Hidebound Hump Day — Cornelis Drebbel 39 Conclusion
Lovely ending!! It was an amazing ride Teagan. Looking forward to the next literary adventure with you.
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
It’s time for Hidebound Hump Day, my chuckaboos! I’m grateful to everyone who started this wild ride on the #steampunk train, and then the submarine. What mode of transportation will we take next?
As you know, the serials on this blog are pantser stories. They are completely unplanned. I let the “three things” readers send drive the plot of each episode. This conclusion is the exception. It was not driven by three things — rather it was formed by the “things” from each of the previous episodes — so that’s 99 things! I warn you that it’s a long chapter, but like I said — 99 things!
Hang on tight. The story concludes today!
Previously with Copper, the Alchemist, and the Woman in Trousers
Chapter 38. Cal Hicks held Felicity’s arm. “Quickly,” he hissed into her ear. “Get into the…
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Straightlaced Saturday — The Jewel of Seven Stars
Sounds like an interesting read. I am reading mysteries now so this will be an excellent addition to my reading material.
Saturday, April 13, 2019
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It’s Straightlaced Saturday, my chuckaboos! It’s been awhile since I shared a Victorian Novels post. Since my steampunk serial, Copper, the Alchemist, and the Woman in Trousers. will conclude with the next chapter, I wanted to do one more of these features.
A few years ago I read a Project Gutenberg copy of The Jewel of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker, and I enjoyed it tremendously. I only knew Stoker for horror, so I was delighted to find the novel was (at least to me) more of a suspense/detective story. I was in equal parts fascinated by the innocence and chivalry of the barrister hero and uncertain about the lead female character.
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It was exciting to realize that Stoker brought touches of the rise of feminism to the story. I’m sure his portrayal…
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Hidebound Hump Day — Cornelis Drebbel 38
Well done! Exciting too.
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
It’s time for Hidebound Hump Day, my chuckaboos! I’m grateful to everyone who started this wild ride on the #steampunk train, and then the submarine. What mode of transportation will we take next?
Hang on tight. This is the penultimate episode of the serial!
Previously with Copper, the Alchemist, and the Woman in Trousers
Chapter 36. Absinthe flew in circles around the aerial screw. The Green Fairy jerked his head around, as if he heard something. He screamed again and pointed. The sound came again, loud enough for me to hear. The linen “threads” of the air machine ripped loudly. The aerial screw lurched. Cornelis struggled to keep his grip as the machine darted wildly.
Chapter 37. Ced the very large chimpanzee was the one who tracked our heroes, commanded by the unidentified woman. He turned back with a new…
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Hidebound Hump Day — Cornelis Drebbel 37
Oh my, so a return to their world means trouble and staying where they are means becoming permanently purple. Can’t wait to see how this works out.
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Welcome back to Hidebound Hump Day, my chuckaboos! Our heroes are still in the purple world. Will they return home this time? The steampunk submarine is coming into port. Let’s not waste any time.
Previously with Copper, the Alchemist, and the Woman in Trousers
Chapter 29 “When the loud harmonic noise of the misused tuner dissipated, I realized there were no sounds whatsoever coming from the church. To my horror, I found it empty. Everyone inside had vanished along with the purple people eater,” Cal Hicks described the disappearance of the simians from the purple world.
“Cornelis!” Felicity whispered to the alchemist. “That army of chimpanzees back at the Hixon estate. What if they weren’t trained,” Felicity said but paused, looking for the right word. “What if instead, they were actually translocated?”
Chapter 33. With an awkward pucker, Aubrieta spat…
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