Genre and Gender Violence: Revisiting “Outlander”

Dear Amanda, A number of years ago I made the internet mad. Someone recommended Outlander by Diana Gabaldon to me on the basis that it was “about Scotland” and “a historical fiction book,” and I’m normally down to read those kinds of things. At the time, I wasn’t a romance reader; I don’t think I’d

Were Vaccines Available in 19th Century Scotland?

She lifted the edged of the girl’s sleeve and examined a thin red mark on her upper arm… Logan remarked, “That was an inoculation scar.” Maddie nodded. “I’ve been visiting regularly ever since I took possession of the castle. When I learned none of the children had been inoculated, I made certain to order the