Ah, the places we writers go for no reason at all.
So, I have been working on a scene for my WIP of The White Hind (shameless plug ahead), which you can read here on Ream for free as I write it; all you have to do is click follow. Anyway, it was a scene where I was picturing mist playing some sort of catch-me-if-you-can game as it glided over the surface of a slow-moving stream. Somewhere in that, my brain said, “Oh, like some sort of Victorian parlor game?” Aaand there went several hours of my day.
It also had me thinking about entertainment in general, and how different evenings must have looked like back then. No TV, no radio… What do you think, would you find sitting around while someone played an instrument, sang, or read aloud interesting? How about playing cards or other games? Maybe it might not be a bad thing for us to revive such things in a world where we are so often buried in our phones or computers.
In the end, the scene did not end up referencing Victorian parlor games, but it was interesting to learn about them. And you never know where else a need for such knowledge may pop up (I’m looking at you, An Affinity for the Dead series!)
https://www.mentalfloss.com/fun/games/9-victorian-parlor-games-sparked-romance
Wicked little parlor games from 1837
So, tell me what you think. Did you find them interesting as well?
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