I'm Glad I Was Never An Heiress.

As The Dauphine Stepped Out Of Her Carriage On To The Ceremonial Carpet That Had Been Laid Down, It Was The Duc De Choiseul Who Was Given The Privilege Of The First Salute. Presented With The Duc By Prince Starhemberg, Marie Antoinette Exclaimed: 'i Shall Never Forget That You Are Responsible For My Happiness!

I'm Glad I Was Never An Heiress.

I Love Hearing Details Of Writers' Craft, As Cannibals Eat The Brains Of Clever Men To Get Cleverer.

Lives In Previous Centuries For Women Are Largely A Matter Of Class. It Would Have Been Fun To Have Been A Rich, Privileged Woman In The 18th Century, But No Fun At All To Be Her Maid.

I Am Re-reading Henry James As A Change From History. I Began With Daisy Miller, And I've Just Finished Washington Square. What A Brilliant, Painful Book.