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Dinah Dean is known mainly for the historical romances she wrote in the 1980s. Historical romances then, as now, included a wide range of both writing quality and historical accuracy. Dinah Dean is at the top end of the scale for both. While she does not confine herself to any one period or place, most of her books are set during the early 19th century, in either Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, or in Russia. As a resident of Waltham Abbey and the secretary of the Waltham Abbey Historical Society Dinah Dean is well informed about the history of the town and she uses this in her books which are set between 1060 and 1808. She is also knowledgeable about Russia and, as well as her romances about the early 19th century, she set one book there in the late 11th century. | Dinah Dean is known mainly for the historical romances she wrote in the 1980s. Historical romances then, as now, included a wide range of both writing quality and historical accuracy. Dinah Dean is at the top end of the scale for both. While she does not confine herself to any one period or place, most of her books are set during the early 19th century, in either Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, or in Russia. As a resident of Waltham Abbey and the secretary of the Waltham Abbey Historical Society Dinah Dean is well informed about the history of the town and she uses this in her books which are set between 1060 and 1808. She is also knowledgeable about Russia and, as well as her romances about the early 19th century, she set one book there in the late 11th century. | ||
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| + | == BIBLIOGRAPHY == | ||
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| + | ''' The Russian series:''' | ||
| + | The Road to Kaluga | ||
| + | Flight from the Eagle | ||
| + | The Eagle's Fate | ||
| + | The Green Gallant (as Jane Hunt) | ||
| + | Wheel of Fortune | ||
| + | The Ice King | ||
| + | Tatya's Story | ||
| + | The River of Time | ||
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| + | ''' Waltham Abbey/Woodham:''' | ||
| + | Daughter of the Sunset Isles | ||
| + | Silk and Stone | ||
| + | Briar Rose | ||
| + | Maid of Honour | ||
| + | The Country Gentleman | ||
| + | The Country Cousins | ||
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| + | ''' Miscellaneous:''' | ||
| + | The Cockermouth Mail (as Marjorie May) | ||
| + | That Sweet Enemy (as Marjorie May) | ||
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| + | Bernstein und Bronze (German publication only) | ||
Revision as of 02:36, 23 April 2007
Dinah Dean is known mainly for the historical romances she wrote in the 1980s. Historical romances then, as now, included a wide range of both writing quality and historical accuracy. Dinah Dean is at the top end of the scale for both. While she does not confine herself to any one period or place, most of her books are set during the early 19th century, in either Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, or in Russia. As a resident of Waltham Abbey and the secretary of the Waltham Abbey Historical Society Dinah Dean is well informed about the history of the town and she uses this in her books which are set between 1060 and 1808. She is also knowledgeable about Russia and, as well as her romances about the early 19th century, she set one book there in the late 11th century.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
The Russian series: The Road to Kaluga Flight from the Eagle The Eagle's Fate The Green Gallant (as Jane Hunt) Wheel of Fortune The Ice King Tatya's Story The River of Time
Waltham Abbey/Woodham: Daughter of the Sunset Isles Silk and Stone Briar Rose Maid of Honour The Country Gentleman The Country Cousins
Miscellaneous: The Cockermouth Mail (as Marjorie May) That Sweet Enemy (as Marjorie May)
Bernstein und Bronze (German publication only)
