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Sorry for the horseplay MJ. I was merely demonstrating that a good reviewer pays no attention to the author. It is all about them, their interpretation and agenda and what they want your words to be. How else could we staff the press agencies?

A nice try MJ, but surely you meant...

I enjoy receiving reviews, but am less than pleased when somebody edits my words into their own. I've experienced it and it irks me. Please don't misunderstand - a few suggestions are greatly appreciated, but to focus intensely upon every paragraph is certainly not called for... unless we have entered in a collaborative development understanding.   

 
..."I certainly don't appreciate all the time you spent grooming my Âne du Cotentin so it sounds like your Baudet du Poitou instead of mine. I am sure it was time-consuming but totally not necessary. Due to the fact that both you and I are here, on this site called The NextBigDonkeySanctuary, probably shows that neither of us has an Andalusian or an Âne grand noir du Berry in the stable...

Nay, I say. 

NAY!

You are in the right place for Historical Fiction fans. Please let us know how you find the read.  Cheers!

Here's one from an area of the American Civil War that I've been drawn to and am researching. Brits who fought in the conflict.

English officers at Yorktown, 1862. Image owned by 'Library of Congress'

Amazing sharp focus within this image from 1862

Although the image is titled 'English' the guy on far right is a 'Scots Guard' officer and would probably be peeved to be remembered by history an Englishman.

The guy in the rear-right looks like the gamekeeper of an English estate. No doubt fed-up with shooting English Pheasants, he traveled west in order to shoot American peasants.

When I saw the photo I assumed it was Zouave and she was a Confederate. Born in Africa, French mother and Scottish father. Typical American of that era.

Her face is of today. I saw her twice on the train into London Liverpool Street this morning.

I was totally kidding when I mentioned talking to your mother; but of course she's an expert.

I do find the ACW very interesting. Aside from the accounts of the war I especially love the sepia Daguerreotype, Tintypes, and Ambrotype images. The first historical event to be photographed. I can while away hours looking deep into those faces and the backgrounds. Truly fascinating. I often recognise features within those characters which resemble people I know today... like we are all related somehow.

Anyway, I've just started to watch Ken Burns documentary series upon the Vietnam War...  Only 5 mins in, but I have great expectations. x

True.

My favorite classic, Dickens 'Tale of two Cities' is a masterful weave of many different POVs. They come together like an orchestra piece (like Dune).

The 'strictly stick to a single POV'  guideline' is a modern invention. A safety net.  It has been defined for the $50 Creative Writing for Dummies courses. It is like the other 'rules' that ban the use of adjectives, the word 'suddenly'  and long sentences etc.

It is designed to get the untrained writer up and running quickly and simply because unstructured, (unintentional) confusing 'head popping' POV switches are a common trait of the novice author. The rule is imposed for early-learning purposes to instill clear and structured prose before the functional etiquette of a POV within creative writing can be fully understood and mastered... like the correct employment of adjectives and long-sentences.

That old adage, 'you need to learn the rules before you can break the rules' applies here.

Scrooge McDuck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viDL2W0HcJw

And there was me assuming that it was N. Korea behind all the shenanigans and disruption on the Internet. I forgot about the day when you took the wild world web down to it's knees! xx

I use Tinder. But mainly for research.