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Grounding the Fantasy of The Apothecary’s Curse in Historical Authenticity
In writing The Apothecary’s Curse, I took great pains to research every assertion, setting, and, yes, even, word I used. Was the word “hooligan” in common use in 1837 London? What did an apothecary do in London? What was King James’s VI take on the supernatural back at the very end of the sixteenth century?
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