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A Regency Era inspiration for ‘Jaws’?

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on August 29, 2023 by Maria GraceJanuary 31, 2025

How much did Regency era England know about sharks? That’s a great question, and I’m glad you asked.

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Lyme Bay Wrecks

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on July 18, 2023 by Maria GraceJanuary 31, 2025

The newest book makes reference to the ‘Lyme Bay Wrecks’ off Chesil beach. Like many elements in the Dragon series, these are based in historical truths.

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Montacute House

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on July 4, 2023 by Maria GraceJuly 3, 2023
Montacute House East Front

I often use historical sources to help me develop the locations and setting for my books. Join me on a visit to the real Montacute House, the dragon Estate Anne Wentworth called upon in Here There Be Dragons.

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Dinosaurs or Dragons

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on April 30, 2023 by Maria GraceFebruary 20, 2025
Duria Antiquior famous watercolor by the geologist Henry de la Beche depicting life in ancient Dorset based on fossils found by Mary Anning.

Meet the inspiration for Thomas Hawkins’s 1840 work, the Book of the Great Sea Dragons

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Color Changing Ink

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on April 1, 2023 by Maria GraceMarch 15, 2023
English violet (Viola odorata) illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

Good morning, readers, this is Maria Grace and I’m coming to you, once again, from the depths of the research rabbit hole. I’m sure you’re so surprised to find me here again.

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