Historical Links

Fashion and Courtship in The Victorian Era

Has a picture of Portman square!! (mentioned in the novel)

So cool–an actual video of London streets in 1903

Some nice pictures of what women wore around town

Mourning wear (What Dora would have worn after her parents’ death)

A woman’s place- What was expected of a girl of Dora’s station

The Peerage: Dukes, Viscounts, Earls, etc: What do all the titles mean?

Everything Victorian– from shoes to corsets to windows

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!