{"product_id":"medieval-underpants-and-other-blunders-susanne-alleyn-9781511996969","title":"Medieval Underpants and Other Blunders: A Writer's (\u0026 Editor's) Guide to Keeping Historical Fiction Free of Common Anachronisms, Errors, \u0026 Myths [Thir","description":"This is not a book on how to write historical fiction. It \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e a book on how \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e to write historical fiction.\u003cp\u003e If you love history and you're hard at work writing your first historical novel, but you're wondering if your medieval Irishmen would live on potatoes, if your 17th-century pirate would use a revolver, or if your hero would be able to offer Marie-Antoinette a box of chocolate bonbons . . . (The answer to all these is \"Absolutely not \") . . . then \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMedieval Underpants and Other Blunders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is the book for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eMedieval Underpants\u003c\/i\u003e will guide you through the factual mistakes that writers of historical fiction-both beginners and seasoned professionals-often make, and show you how to avoid them. From fictional characters crossing streets that wouldn't exist for another sixty (or two thousand) years, to 1990s slang in the mouths of 1940s characters, to South American foods on ancient Roman tables, acclaimed historical novelist Susanne Alleyn exposes the often hilarious, always painful goofs that turn up most frequently in fiction set in the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Alleyn stresses the hazards to writers of assuming too much about details of life in past centuries, providing numerous examples of mistakes that could easily have been avoided. She also explores commonly-confused topics and provides simple guidelines for getting them right. In a wide assortment of chapters including Food and Plants; Money; Hygiene; Dialogue; Attitudes; Research; and, of course, Ladies' Underpants (there weren't any), she offers tips on how to avoid errors and anachronisms while continually reminding writers of the necessity of meticulous historical research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Third edition, revised and expanded\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susanne Alleyn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 151199696X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781511996969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Susanne Alleyn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995735490815,"sku":"9781511996969","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_46534beb-c2b1-4705-ac2a-55ea3ec39642.jpg?v=1683337536","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/medieval-underpants-and-other-blunders-susanne-alleyn-9781511996969","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}