Historical Links

http://www.georgianindex.net/London/squares/l_square.html#bkly
Has a picture of Portman square!! (mentioned in the novel)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVQiEJW7RWg&feature=related
So cool–an actual video of London streets in 1903

http://steamfashion.livejournal.com/1522866.html
Some nice pictures of what women wore around town

http://www.fashion-era.com/mourning_fashion.htm
Mourning wear (What Dora would have worn after her parents’ death)

http://www.fashion-era.com/a_womans_place.htm
A woman’s place- What was expected of a girl of Dora’s station

http://laura.chinet.com/html/titles02.html
The Peerage: Dukes, Viscounts, Earls, etc: What do all the titles mean?

http://www.victorian-era.org/
Everything Victorian– from shoes to corsets to windows

http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2011/01/29/the-servants-quarters-in-19th-century-country-houses-like-downton-abbey/
Life of a Victorian maidservant

• Rules of courtship in Victorian England
• Music in Secret Letters
• My favorite Sherlock-related things
• Teachers’ Guides
• Sherlock Holmes
• Victorian Era
• Contest
• Historical Links

• 07-12-2012: Powell’s Bookstore picks SECRET LETTERS as Staff Favorite!
  

  http://www.powells.com/biblio/62-9781423124054-0

• 06-25-2012: June 20, 2012- Another glowing review from VOYA!
  

  http://www.nicholsschool.org/podium/default.aspx?t=204&nid=790070&bl=/default.aspx

• 06-25-2012: June 15, 2012: STARRED review from School Library Journal!
  

  “This novel, part-romance and part-detective story, begs for a sequel.” Read the full text here: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/grade5andup/894437-316/grades_5__up_june.html.csp

• 06-25-2012: May 1, 2012: Booklist online gives Secret Letters a glowing review!
  

  You can read the review here http://www.booklistonline.com/Secret-Letters-Leah-Scheier/pid=5254467

• 04-23-2012: Win a FREE copy of Secret Letters!
  

  I’m running a Goodreads giveaway of SECRET LETTERS from March – June 30, 2012– sign up for chance to win a free copy!