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WanderingBeekeeper

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Old tired queer cis white male living on whatever bit of Turtle Island we've landed on this time. Still searching for relevance. DM before sending a follow request.

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Jennifer , to bookstodon group

I need some new science fiction to read, who has some suggestions? I don't like military sci-fi. For reference, my favorite series is the Expanse, I also enjoyed Scalzi's Collapsing Empire, I love Robert Charles Wilson's books. I mostly enjoy space operas and unique stories about technology, for example I really liked the recent book Mountain in the Sea about AI and intelligent octopus. Suggestions from the awesome Bookstodon community? @bookstodon

WanderingBeekeeper ,
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@Jennifer @bookstodon Iain Banks' Culture series

amberage , to histodons group
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and fediverse, help me out here, please.

A while ago, I saw a comment somewhere (not necessarily fedi) that boiled down roughly to this:

"The British aristocracy made their (edit: male) servants recognisable as such by dressing them in formal clothes, but in mismatched combinations (i.e. tailcoat with a black bowtie, long tie with a wing collar)."

This was (roughly speaking and to the best of my knowledge) about the Victorian through Edwardian and early Modern periods, i.e. when formalwear as we know it (morning coat, tailcoat, etc.) already existed in roughly the form we know it.

I can't find that comment anymore, and I don't expect I ever will, but it would be fascinating to read more about this subject, very specific and niche as it is. I've tried googling around for it (i.e. "historical british servant dress codes"), but found very little.

If anyone has some reading material on that (preferably online or books buyable online, if not I'll have to see if my library can get foreign (english) literature), I would be super grateful for any links or the likes.

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WanderingBeekeeper ,
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@amberage @histodons I specialize in the late Victorian / Gilded Age era, and I've not run across this in my reading. I did run across several references to ladies' maids being dressed in their mistress' castoffs, and readily recognizable as the Help by the shabby, outmoded appearance, and distinct marks such as wear across the upper part of the toe of the shoe, from kneeling to pin up their mistress' skirts. Footmen, who answered the door, attended the carriages, and performed a variety of similar menial tasks, were distinguished by an antiquated style of dress, often wearing knee breeches and high stockings a full century after those went out of style. I've not got anything on the upper levels of the staff, such as the butler, who certainly would have been dressed better, being an important person in charge of a number of provision keys.

SingsongRaptor , to random
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Hey fam, where do ya'll publish your work online? I'm not sure I'll publish traditionally, and I'm not sure about patreon, so I'm looking for other options that would also allow people to support my work

WanderingBeekeeper ,
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@SingsongRaptor I'm on ko-fi, but after 22 installments out of a proposed 30, I only have 4 subscribers, so I can't say as it's been anything like a success. I'm charging $1 a month for full access, and just trying to get the story out there, but something isn't working.

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