That Is My Major Concern:

I Have No Plans For A Future Jemima Shore Mystery, But Would Write One Tomorrow If A Good Idea Came To Me.

I Realize That I Had Always In My Heart Of Hearts Planned To Write A Biography Of Marie Antoinette.

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!

People In My Books Tend To Get Their Just Deserts, Even If Not At The Hands Of The Police.

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.