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Вадим Мацкевич

Первый советский робот был создан школьником Вадимом Мацкевичем. Произошло это в 1936 году, когда Вадиму было всего лишь 16 лет. Юный изобретатель и раньше отличался незаурядными способностями. Так, в восемь лет он уже сконструировал радиопередвижку, за что получил почетную грамоту «Ударнику труда второго года второй пятилетки». В двенадцать лет юный изобретатель создал броневичок, который умел стрелять ракетами.

После публикации в журнале «Огонёк» Вадим получил необходимые технические средства, и, как бы сейчас сказали, комплектующие, при помощи которых был создан первый советский робот-андроид «В2М».

В2М

Первый советский робот-андроид В2М был представлен на Всемирной выставке в Париже, где получил свою порцию славы. Робот умел сам поднимать руки выше горизонтали, говорить, двигаться и считать. Это небольшое умение на тот момент было вполне впечатляющим достижением.

На всемирной выставке в Париже, «В2М» принёс Вадиму массу проблем, так как тут в дело вмешалась политика. Дело в том, что робот Вадима поднимал правую руку. Посетившая парижскую выставку делегация из нацистской Германии оценила изобретение советского школьника. Её представители сфотографировались с «В2М», вытянув руку словно в нацистском приветствии.

Вернувшись в СССР, Вадим попал в трудное положение; об успехе школьника в Париже написали все советские газеты,однако его деятельностью заинтересовался Новочеркасский районный отдел НКВД. Причиной тому стало письмо, в котором некто рекомендовал Вадиму запатентовать свои изобретения и предлагал ему свою помощь за 20% от той суммы, которую Мацкевич должен был получить, как вознаграждение. И, как ни странно, письмо с предложением совместной противозаконной деятельности, спасло Вадиму жизнь.

Вадим Мацкевич был одним из талантливых мальчиков, а впоследствии сам стал примером для новых поколений изобретателей. Так, в 1969 году на станции юных техников в городе Щегково, Московской области, школьники собрали робота-гиганта на основе робота «В2М». «Сын» первого советского андроида также удостоился внимания международной научной общественности – робот был представлен публике на проходившей в Японии выставке «ЭКСПО-70». Кроме того, Вадим Мацкевич много лет занимался созданием развивающих игр для школьников увлекающихся техникой, а также написал две книги: «Занимательная история робототехники» и «Как построить робота». Судьба изобретателя складывалась хоть драматически, и в ней были и опала, и признание, и бунт, и творчество. Изобретатель и создатель первого российского андроида, трудился до конца своей жизни в сфере развития робототехники, и даже когда был забыт государством, и скончался 2 октября 2013 года.
Burrell Smith

**Burrell Perry Smith Sr.** (October 25, 1823 - August 11, 1859) was a member of the Texas House of Representatives representing District 1 from November 1849 - November 1851.

## Life

Smith was born on October 25, 1823 to John Smith and Patience Cook Perry. He fought in the Mexican-American war, at some point commanding an entire company. Not long after the war ended, on June 12, 1848, he married Sarah A. Henderson. Together, they had 3 children.

In 1851, they moved to Sherman, Texas. Then later in 1854, was elected as District Attorney for the 8th Judicial District.

On August 11, 1859, Smith suddenly died of hemorrhage of the lungs at the age of 35.

## Relationships

### Family

* John Smith † - Father (1804-1850)
* Patience Cook Perry † - Mother (1802-1889)
* Sarah A. Henderson † - Wife (1830-1902)
* Burrell Perry Smith Jr. † - Son (1852-1918)
* Paulina Smith † - Daughter (1857-Bef. 1910)
* Virginia S. Smith † - Daughter (1859-1937)
* 4 Siblings † -

## References

1. ↑ Legislative Reference Library of Texas
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Find A Grave
Serra Sylvannas

Discovered in a basket, with an elvish seal, by Valinese kelp farmers, in 84 AGW. Raised by the farmers and mermaids until a bandit raid in 95 AGW, trafficked as a slave for 5 years, merchant searching for best price since he only had one elf. Eventually sold to Marrynburgs, where she escaped immediately, helping 6 others follow her, and they were all caught by guards and sentenced to execution without trial, as slaves, as per the runaway slave act that deemed runaway slaves as too dangerous to be kept alive. Serra's rope broke and a group of protesters protected her and brought her back to their mansion where they performed bizarre and brutal experiments on her and other young women to summon a demon. Serra was brutally mutilated and had her ovaries removed. She was discovered barely alive by Davyd Kynt during his investigation of the explosion which collapsed two buildings.

It is clear that Serra is a half-elf due to her appearance.
Proper English

## General

This is a stand-alone novel with characters who were first introduced as secondary characters in Think of England. The book takes place three years before events in Think of England.

## Summary

A shooting party at the Earl of Witton’s remote country house is a high treat for champion shot Patricia Merton—until five unexpected guests turn the social atmosphere dangerously sour.

That’s not Pat’s biggest problem. She’s visiting her old friend, the Earl’s heir Jimmy Yoxall—but she wants to spend a lot more time with Jimmy’s fiancée. The irrepressible Miss Fenella Carruth, with her laughing eyes and lush curves, is the most glorious woman Pat’s ever met, and it quickly becomes impossible to remember why she needs to stay at arm’s length.

But while the women’s attraction grows, the tensions at Rodington Court get worse. Affairs, secrets, betrayals, and blackmail come to light. And when a body is discovered with a knife between the shoulderblades, it’s going to take Pat and Fen’s combined talents to prevent the murderer destroying all their lives.

## Main Characters

* Patricia Merton
* Fenella Carruth

### Additional characters

* Jimmy Yoxall
* The Earl of Witton
* The Countess of Witton
* Maurice Hawthorne
* Lady Anne Yoxall
* Jack Bouvier- Lynes
* Bill Merton
* Miss Victoria Singh
* Mr. Preston Keynes

## Family Tree and Relationships

The Earl + The Countess = Lady Anne Yoxall & Jimmy Yoxall. The Earl is the owner of Rodington Court.

Lady Anne is married to Maurice Hawthorne.

Bill and Pat are siblings and are invited by Jimmy, Bill’s long time friend .

Jimmy and Fen are engaged.

## Author's Notes

NB: As should be clear from the blurb, it's set at a shooting party (for partridge). Proceed accordingly!
Simon Feximal/Green Men

## Summary

The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal is a collection of short stories. They are set within a frame story of Robert Caldwell writing a letter to his editor with stories to be published after his death.

## Stories

* The Caldwell Ghost
* Butterflies
* Remember, Remember
* Silver
* Cakes and Ale
* Devils on Horseback
* An Eye for an Eye
* The Writing on the Wall
* Turn of the Century

Of these stories, The Caldwell Ghost and Butterflies were originally released as separate publications but has since been incorporated in the collected volume.

## Characters

* Robert Caldwell
* Simon Feximal
* Jo
* Sam
* Theodosia Kay

## Connection to Green Men

The universe continues in the novel Spectred Isle in the announced book series Green Men. The story is supposed to continue in a sequel *The Last Couple in Hell* but due to unforeseen circumstances that story has been paused for now.

## Reference

1. ↑ Brexit and the Trump Precidency and the general state of the world.
W. T. Simmons

**W. T. Simmons** was an American member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1870-1873.

## Early Life

Nothing much is known about his life before being elected into the House. He was born sometime before 1841. And before he was elected, he was a doctor.

## Politics

His first day in office was on February 16, 1870. He served in District 1 until January 14, 1873. There were 4 sessions during these years. The first one was a Provisional Session, which lasted during most of February 1870. The second one was the Called Session of the Legislature, it lasted from April to August 1870. the next one is the regular session of the district, which lasted from January to May 1871. The final one is an Adjorned Session, which lasted from September to December 1871.

## Relationships

### Family

* *Unknown Father* †
* *Unknown Mother* †
Francis Webster

## Summary

Mr Francis Webster is the son of a wealthy spinning mill owner. Being the son of an industrialist he was bullied in school by the boys from the aristocracy, most significantly by Lord Maltravers, eldest son of the Duke of Warminster.

Several years later Mr Webster is still feeling hostile towards Lord Maltravers and uses his younger brother Lord Gabriel Ashleigh to get his revenge in a game of cards (The Ruin of Gabriel Ashleigh).

## Relationships

* Lord Richard Vane, friend
* Lord Maltravers, nemesis
Fenella Carruth

## Summary

Fenella Carruth is in Think of England and is the daughter of a wealthy industrialist. Her father has designed Peakholme's telephone exchange.

## Appearance

Archie Curtis describes her in Think of England:

> "Miss Carruth was a pretty, vital young woman in her early twenties, dashingly dressed and with a twinkle in her pansy-brown eyes."
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> "The younger lady was sparkling with witty repartee, daring without ever going beyond the bounds, and Holt returned some dashingly flirtatious comments."
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## Birth year

Being described as in her early twenties in Think of England puts her birth year sometime in the early 1880s.

## Relationships

* Patricia Merton
* Archie Curtis
* Daniel da Silva

## Other books

KJ has announced she is writing a prequel to Think of England which will feature Fenella and Patricia Merton as the main protagonists.

First draft was finished Feb 6th 2019
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Third Texas Legislature

The **Third Texas Legislature** met in various sessions from November 5th, 1849 to December 3rd, 1850.

## Sessions

Regular: November 5, 1849 - February 11, 1850

1st Called: August 12, 1850 - September 6, 1850

2nd Called: November 18, 1850 - December 3, 1850

## References

1. ↑ Regular Session
2. ↑ 1st Called Session
3. ↑ 2nd Called Session
The Rat-Catcher's Daughter

Cover of The Rat-Catcher's Daughter

## General

A trans f/m asexual romance novelette (17,000 words), set two years before Any Old Diamonds.

## Summary

Music-hall singer Miss Christiana is in serious debt, and serious trouble. She owes more than she can pay to a notorious criminal, and now he plans to make an example of her. There's no way out.

But Christiana has an admirer. Stan Kamarzyn has watched her sing for a year and he doesn't want to see her get hurt. Stan's nobody special--just a dodgy bloke from Bethnal Green--but he's got useful friends. Friends who can get a girl out of trouble, for a price. Christiana's not sure what it will cost her...

The two slowly reach an understanding. But Christiana is no criminal, and she can't risk getting mixed up with the law. What will happen when Stan's life as the fence for the notorious Lilywhite Boys brings trouble to his doorstep?

Content warnings: Story opens with misgendering/transphobia and threat of violence.

## Characters

* Stan (Stanislav) Kamarzyn
* Miss Christiana
* Templeton Lane
* Jerry Crozier

 References

* The Rat-Catcher's Daughter on Goodreads
* The series page on Goodreads
* The series page on K.J. Charles's webpage
Hugh Barnaby

## Summary

Captain Hugh "Barney" Barnaby first shows up in Spectred Isle in the Green Men series.

He is a flatmate of Sam Caldwell's at 166 Fetter Lane, an associate of Randolph Glyde and a good friend of Isaacs.

## Appearance

Saul describes him in chapter nine of Spectred Isle:

> "He was something under thirty, with fairish hair and goodish looks of the typical young English squire, a well cut lounge suit, a friendly face. Saul guessed minor public school, rugby football, a junior officer, probably a good war carried out with courage if not brains. He seemed that sort in every respect apart from the fact that Randolph sent him."
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At the point of Spectred Isle we can tell something has been done to Barnaby during the war but not exactly what. He has a room at the top floor of 166 Fetter Lane with reinforced lock and bolt to the outside. He appears to have some rage issues.
In chapter four he is described by Randolph:

> "Randolph didn't even bother looking at the other two, because Barney was scarlet in the face, his jaw set, and Isaacs, by his side, had his hands clasped tight behind his back. "Report," Randolph snapped. Military discipline had saved them before. "Gentlemen from the Shadow Ministry, sir," Barney said through his teeth."
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## Birth year

Spectred Isle takes place in 1923 so he is born in the late 1890s.

## Relationships

* Max Isaacs, friend and flat mate
* Sam Caldwell, flat mate and keeper
* Randolph Glyde, associate
Lilywhite Boys

## The Lilywhite Boys

London 1895. Jerry Crozier and Templeton Lane are the Lilywhite Boys: a pair of jewel thieves with a knack for infiltrating high society and getting away clean. They’re ruthless, shameless, and incredibly slippery. Nobody has ever managed to pin down the Lilywhite Boys.

Yet.

## Main Titles

* Any Old Diamonds
* *The Gilded Cage*

## Connections

This series connects to the Sins of the Cities-series via secondary characters.

This series connects to the Society of Gentlemen-series via secondary characters.

## References

* The series page on K.J. Charles's webpage.
* The series page on Goodreads.
A Queer Trade

## General

A Queer Trade is a short story in the World of A Charm of Magpies book series. It is sometimes referred to belong to its own book series Rag and Bone.

It is a prequel to the novel Rag and Bone.

## Summary

Apprentice magician Crispin Tredarloe returns to London to find his master dead, and his papers sold. Papers with secrets that could spell death. Crispin needs to get them back before anyone finds out what he's been doing, or what his magic can do.

Crispin tracks his quarry down to waste paper dealer Ned Hall. He needs help, and Ned can’t resist Crispin’s pleading—and appealing—looks. But can the waste-man and the magician prevent a disaster and save Crispin’s skin?
Hardin Runnels

**Hardin Richard Runnels** (August 30, 1820 - December 25, 1873) was an American politician who served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1847-1855, as the Lieutenant Governor from 1855-1857, and as the Governor fom 1857-1859.

## Life

Runnels was born on August 30, 1820 to Hardin D. Runnels and Martha Burch Darden. In 1842, his father died and he moved shortly after. By June 1860, he was living by himself.

He died on December 25, 1873 at the age of 53.

### Politics

He served in several levels of Texas politics for almost 13 years. He was a State Representative all the way up to Governor.

His first term was for the Bowie district of the State House in December 1847. He served there until November 1849. He later served in District 2 from November 1849 to November 1850. From then until November 1851, he took a break, but on November 1851, he started a term for District 14, where he would serve until November 1853. His final State House term was for District 1 from November 1853 to November 1855.

He then immediately started a term for Lieutenant Governor, where he would serve for around 2 years. But he left office before the term was over. By December 1857, he was Governor of the state. He would leave in December 1859 and not go back into politics again.

## Relationships

### Family

* Hardin D. Runnels † - Father (1789-1842)
* Martha Burch Darden † - Mother (1784-1860)
* Hiram George Runnels † - Uncle (1796-1857)
* Howell Runnels † - Younger Brother (1823-1895)

## References

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Legislative Reference Library of Texas
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Find A Grave
3. ↑ Wikipedia
Rowley Green

## Summary

Rowley Green is a preserver in An Unseen Attraction in the Sins of the Cities series.

His shop is next-door to Clement Talleyfer's lodging house and he rents a room there for himself.

## Appearance

Clement describes Rowley:

> "He'd hurt his eyes doing that in the gaslight, his brown-green eyes the colour of spring woodland pierced by sunlight under the thick glass of his wire-rimmed spectacles."
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## Birth year

Rowley is 35 years in 1873 putting his birth year in or about 1838.
Susan "Sukey" Lazarus

## Summary

Susan first shows up in An Unnatural Vice, acting as the maid (and accomplice in fraud) of the Seer of London.

She is the adoptive daughter of Justin Lazarus and Nathaniel Roy, (who she calls her "Governers") and adoptive sister of Emma Lazarus.

## Appearance

According to Nathaniel Roy in An Unnatural Vice, "She looked no more than twelve, inexpressive in her white mobcap and apron."

In Gilded Cage, she is described as a lanky or slender girl of average height with light brown or dark blonde hair. She is neither particularly pretty or ugly, and has an angular face. She is apparently capable of making herself rather unnoticeable.

## Appearance Throughout the Books

Susan is first mentioned in An Unnatural Vice, when she is twelve years old. She is the ward and employee of Justin Lazarus, a false seer who faked a connection with the dead in order to earn money. Susan, then called by her childhood nickname "Sukey," wrote messages in lemon juice to be revealed later by Justin, picked pockets in order to learn more about clients, and used subterfuge in other ways to help sell Justin's psychic abilities.

After Justin met Nathaniel Roy and decided to change professions in order to clean up his act, Susan attended two different schools, which she was kicked out of. After expressing her unwillingness to attend a boarding school, Justin had her take private lessons with a friend of Nathaniel, Harriet Rawling, where she met James Vane, a relation of Rawling. She became fast friends with James, and when she was eighteen they began a romantic and sexual relationship, resulting in Susan becoming pregnant. When James attempted to petition his father to allow him to marry her, he was unofficially transported to Australia and made to commit hard labour. Susan miscarried and was told that James had left the country to avoid his responsibilities to her, causing the two to fall out of contact.

Susan Lazarus was also in *Any Old Diamonds*, initially posing as the Duchess's sister's companion. She was described as: "Susan Lazarus ... is the younger generation of a particularly tiresome and persistent detective agency." (*Any Old Diamonds*, chapter 9)

## Birth Year

She was twelve years old in 1873 putting her birth somewhere around 1861.

## Relationships

* Justin Lazarus, employer and adoptive father
* Nathaniel Roy, adoptive father
* Emma Lazarus, adoptive sister
Texas House of Representatives, District 1

**District 1** is the a district in the Texas House of Representatives. It was created in the 3rd legislature (1849-1851). The district has been represented by Gary VanDeaver since January 13, 2015.

## Representatives (1849-Present)

### District 1-2 (1953-1963)

From January 1953 - January 1963, this district was separated into 2 districts, named 1-1 and 1-2.

 55th | Leslie Terrell | Democrat
 57th | Bob Bass | Democrat

## Trivia

* George Lavender was the first known Republican to serve in this district when his term started in January 2011, breaking an almost continuous streak of Democrats holding the seat since 1870. (There was 1 unaffiliated from 1895-1897)
* The longest serving representative is Barry Telford, who represented this district for almost exactly 18 years from January 13th, 1987 to January 11th, 2005.
	+ The next closest is the current representative, Gary VanDeaver, who is currently on his 5th 2 year term ending in January 2025. In order for him to tie the record, he would have to be the representative for 8 more years after finishing his current term (or 4 more 2 year terms).
* The shortest serving representative is Robert Harrell, who represented for 62 days from January 8th, 1895 until his death on March 10th of that year.
* Earliest born: James Armstrong (born 1811)
* Earliest died: Burrell Smith (died 1859)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Legislative Reference Library of Texas
Gilded Cage

Cover of Gilded Cage

## General

This is the second book in the Lilywhite Boys duology (bilogy). It is set 6 months after events in Any Old Diamonds.

## Summary

Once upon a time a boy from a noble family fell in love with a girl from the gutter. It went as badly as you’d expect.

Seventeen years later, Susan Lazarus is a renowned detective, and Templeton Lane is a jewel thief. She’s tried to arrest him, and she’s tried to shoot him. They’ve never tried to talk.

Then Templeton is accused of a vicious double murder. Now there’s a manhunt out for him, the ports are watched, and even his best friends have turned their backs. If he can’t clear his name, he’ll hang.

There’s only one person in England who might help Templeton now...assuming she doesn’t want to kill him herself.

## Characters

* Susan Lazarus
* Templeton Lane
* Jerry Crozier
* Alexander Pyne-ffoulkes

 References

* Gilded Cage on Goodreads
* The series page on Goodreads
* The series page on K.J. Charles's webpage
Lord Gabriel Ashleigh

## Summary

Lord Gabriel Ashleigh, Ash to his friends, is the younger son of a duke and as carefree as only one such can be.

At the start of the story he is 26 years old.

Having lost not only most of his inheritance but also family property in an ill-judged game of cards (he *really* shouldn't be gambling) he is now at the mercy of Mr Francis Webber. Mr Webber offers Lord Gabriel a chance to win his property back. A gamble he must bet on. And win.

## Appearance

He is solidly built and shorter than Francis.

## Relationships

* Duke of Warminster, father
* Lord Maltravers, older brother
Emmeline Godfrey

## Summary

Emmeline Godfrey is first mentioned in An Unseen Attraction in the Sins of the Cities series. The first time she is on page is in An Unnatural Vice when she meets with The Seer of London, Justin Lazarus in a private seance.

## Appearance

Justin Lazarus describes Emmeline in An Unnatural Vice:�

> "She was a thin woman who looked as though life had worn her almost through, like paper that had been used too often. She might be anywhere between a destroyed thirty and a youngish fifty, and it was possible to imagine that she's been beautiful once."
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## Birth year

In 1850 when she marries Edmund Taillefer she is 16 years old, placing her year of birth in 1833

## Relationships

* Edmund, the 5th Earl of Moreton, estranged husband, also deceased
* Pen Starling
* Greta Starling
Interlude with Tattoos

## General

A short story set just after the end of The Magpie Lord.

## Summary

Stephen Day and Lord Crane return to London. Neither is quite sure where their fledgling relationship is going. It seems unlikely that there can be much of a future for them, under the circumstances, with Stephen going back to work and Crane returning to China. Until they encounter an unexpected moment of magic...
Sins of the Cities

Victorian sensation novels were filled with plots, murder, secrets and scandals and the Sins of the Cities series is written in the their spirit. Set in London, England in 1873 during one of the worst fogs of the 19th century long-buried secrets are crawling into the light, and dragging all sorts of trouble with them.

The trilogy centres on a group of friends who meet at the Jack and Knave, a club for ladies and gentlemen of unconventional persuasion. Clem Talleyfer is an unassuming lodging-house keeper who just wants a quiet life; Nathaniel Roy is a lawyer turned journalist who likes nothing more than a crusade; Mark Braglewicz is a private enquiry agent and a bit of a tough nut. And all three are about to find themselves dragged into a long-simmering family secret that turns deadly.

## Main Titles

* An Unseen Attraction
* An Unnatural Vice
* An Unsuitable Heir

## Main Characters

* Clem Talleyfer
* Rowley Green
* Nathaniel Roy
* Justin Lazarus
* Mark  Braglewicz
* Pen Starling

### Additional Characters

* Sukey Lazarus
* Greta Starling
* Timothy Taillefer

## Real time events

* The thick fog in the first book is recorded in real history and was one of many thick fogs decending on London during the 1800s and well into the 1900s.

## References

* The series page at K.J. Charles's webpage.
* The series page at Goodreads.
Crowmarsh

## Summary

Crowmarsh is the family seat of the Earls of Moreton. At the start of the Sins of the Cities trilogy, the 5th Earl of Moreton is Clem Talleyfer's brother.

## Real or fictional?

Crowmarsh is described as a moated manor house and its architecture is based on the real estate Baddesley Clinton in Warwickshire near Birmingham, UK.
Rag and Bone

## General

Rag and Bone is a novel set in the World of A Charm of Magpies universe. It takes place after the events of the short story A Queer Trade.

## Summary

Crispin Tredarloe never meant to become a warlock. Freed from his treacherous master, he’s learning how to use his magical powers the right way. But it’s brutally hard work. Not everyone believes he’s a reformed character, and the strain is putting unbearable pressure on his secret relationship with waste-man Ned Hall.

Ned’s sick of magic. Sick of the trouble it brings, sick of its dangerous grip on Crispin and the miserable look it puts in his eyes, and sick of being afraid that a gentleman magician won’t want a street paper-seller forever—or even for much longer.

But something is stirring among London’s forgotten discards. An ancient evil is waking up and seeking its freedom. And when wild magic hits the rag-and-bottle shop where Ned lives, a panicking Crispin falls back onto bad habits. The embattled lovers must find a way to work together—or London could go up in flames.
A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel

## General

A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel is the second and last book in the duology The Doomsday Books.

## Summary

Major Rufus d'Aumesty has unexpectedly become the Earl of Oxney, master of a remote Norman manor on the edge of the infamous Romney Marsh. There he's beset on all sides, his position contested both by his greedy uncle and by Luke Doomsday, son of a notorious smuggling clan.

The earl and the smuggler should be natural enemies, but cocksure, enragingly competent Luke is a trained secretary and expert schemer—exactly the sort of man Rufus needs by his side. Before long, Luke becomes an unexpected ally...and the lover Rufus had never hoped to find.

But Luke came to Stone Manor with an ulterior motive, one he's desperate to keep hidden even from the lord he can't resist. As the lies accumulate and family secrets threaten to destroy everything they hold dear, master and man find themselves forced to decide whose side they're really on...and what they're willing to do for love.

## Characters

* Rufus d'Aumesty
* Luke Doomsday

## Reference

* A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel on Goodreads
The Sugared Game

Cover of The Sugared Game

## General

The Sugared Game is the second book in The Will Darling Adventures series.

It was released on August 26th 2020.

## Summary

It's been two months since Will Darling saw Kim Secretan, and he doesn't expect to see him again. What do a rough and ready soldier-turned-bookseller and a disgraced shady aristocrat have to do with each other anyway?

But when Will encounters a face from the past in a disreputable nightclub, Kim turns up, as shifty, unreliable, and irresistible as ever. And before Will knows it, he's been dragged back into Kim's shadowy world of secrets, criminal conspiracies, and underhand dealings.

This time, though, things are underhanded even by Kim standards. This time, the danger is too close to home. And if Will and Kim can't find common ground against unseen enemies, they risk losing everything.

## Main Characters

* Will Darling
* Kim Secretan

### Additional Characters

* Phoebe Stephens-Prince
* Maisie Jones

## References

* The series page at K.J. Charles's webpage.
Jackdaw

## General

Jackdaw is a novel in the World of A Charm of Magpies book series. It takes place after the events of Flight of Magpies. It can be read as a stand-alone but why would you?

## Summary

Jonah Pastern is a magician, a liar, a windwalker, a professional thief…and for six months, he was the love of police constable Ben Spenser’s life. His betrayal left Ben jailed, ruined, alone, and looking for revenge.

Ben is determined to make Jonah pay. But he can’t seem to forget what they once shared, and Jonah refuses to let him. Soon Ben is entangled in Jonah’s chaotic existence all over again, and they’re running together—from the police, the justiciary, and some dangerous people with a lethal grudge against them.

Threatened on all sides by betrayals, secrets, and the laws of the land, the policeman and the thief must find a way to live and love before the past catches up with them...
Randolph Glyde

## Summary

Randolph Glyde is descended from a long line (twenty-three generations TYVM) of arcanists and the last in his family line after the Great War.

His mission is to keep the thin veil from breaking, letting all sorts of ghosts and entities through. He is the Keeper of Wayland's Words.

## Appearance

Glyde speaks with a "decidedly upper-class tone".

First impressions of him (according to Saul):

> "He was of medium height, but thinnish and rangy which made him appear taller: the sinew and whipcord build that Saul himself had. [..] English from his features, with dark hair ad much lighter hazel eyes under near-black slanted brows. A saturnine, sardonic sort of face, clean-shaven; a mouth that seemed made to sneer. [..] a thoroughbred aristocrat, effortlessly superior, endlessly disdainful."
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## Relationships

* Saul Lazenby
* Hugh Barnaby, friend
* Max Isaacs, friend
* Sam Caldwell, friend
* Theresa Glyde, cousin
Subtle Blood

## General

Subtle Blood will be the last book in The Will Darling Adventures series.

It was released on June 23rd 2021

## Summary

Will Darling is all right. His business is doing well, and so is his illicit relationship with Kim Secretan--disgraced aristocrat, ex-spy, amateur book-dealer. It’s starting to feel like he’s got his life under control.

And then a brutal murder in a gentleman’s club plunges them back into the shadow world of crime, deception, and the power of privilege. Worse, it brings them up against Kim’s noble, hostile family, and his upper-class life where Will can never belong.

With old and new enemies against them, and secrets on every side, Will and Kim have to fight for each other harder than ever—or be torn apart for good.

## Main Characters

* Will Darling
* Kim Secretan

### Additional Characters

* Phoebe Stephens-Prince
* Maisie Jones

## References

* The series page at K.J. Charles's webpage.
* Subtle Blood on Goodreads.
Wanted, An Author

## General

Wanted, An Author is a short story set in the Jonathan-verse.

## Summary

The story introduces John Raven when he proposes a commission to Theodore Swann. A book titled Jonathan: or The Trial of Virtue.

## Reference

* Wanted, An Author on Goodreads
* The story is available on KJ Charles's Free Reads page and on the KJ Charles Chat Facebook group.
Justin Lazarus

## Summary

Justin Lazarus is The Seer of London in An Unnatural Vice in the Sins of the Cities series.

He meets Emmeline Godfrey when she comes to London looking for her children.

## Appearance

Nathaniel Roy describes him:

> "The Seer of London was aged perhaps thirty, of no more than average height, on the thin side, narrow-shouldered, narrow-faced. His hair was too long, and fell over his forehead; he seemed to be striving for the goatee Nathaniel ha vaguely expected without having the wherewithal to achieve it; his plain coat was a little worn at the cuffs. He was the sort of man one would have passed in the street without noticing, except for his eyes. They were grey, large and luminous, almond shaped with winging brows, and remarkably intent. They turned his face from pinched to something slightly odd, almost elfin."
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Later in the book Justin himself says he is thirty.

## Birth year

Being thirty puts Justin's birth in 1842 or 1843.

## Relationships

* Nathaniel Roy
* Susan "Sukey" Lazarus
Kensington

Kensington is a large suburb in San Angeles located north of Downtown. The San Angeles University is located inside of Kensington.

## Transportation

Kensington is served by the Blue and Green Lines. Kensington transportation has been prioritized by the county due to the university and overcrowding of mostly the Blue Line. When the Green Line was completed in 1995 it eased pressure on the Blue Line and as a result Downtown Station became less crowded as people didn’t have to change there to the Gold Line if they were going further north. State Route 1 and Interstate 105 goes through Kensington.
Santa Lucia

Santa Lucia is a beachfront city in San Angeles. Santa Lucia is bordered by Pacific Paradise in the South, Palmdale in the north and Downtown in the east. Santa Lucia is a large tourist destination due to the Santa Lucia Pier and the large beach.

## Transportation

The Palmdale Freeway does not go into Santa Lucia but State Route 1 goes in the outskirts of Santa Lucia and serves as the border between Santa Lucia and Aire de la Vista. The Gold Line terminates at Downtown Santa Lucia Station. There are no buses in Santa Lucia.

## Tourism

In the early 50s Santa Lucia became a large tourist area due to the nearby Palmdale Pier and the Sunflower Amusement Park in and later due to the Santa Lucia Pier. This brought huge development into the area and industries and businesses started to move into Santa Lucia. New buildings, both residential and offices, started to get built in Santa Lucia. Most houses in Santa Lucia were built in the late 60s to the early 80s.
Society of Gentlemen

The series Society of Gentlemen takes place around the time before and after the Peterloo Massacre on 16 August 1819.

## Main titles

* A Fashionable Indulgence
* A Seditious Affair
* A Gentleman's Position

### Additional titles

* The Ruin of Gabriel Ashleigh (0.5)
* A Confidential Problem (2.5)
* A Private Miscellany (3.5)

## Characters

* Lord Richard Vane
* Mr Harry Vane
* Mr Julius Norreys
* David Cyprian
* Mr Dominic Frey
* Silas Mason

## References

* The series page at K.J. Charles's webpage
* A complete list of characters and places can be found at K.J. Charles's webpage.
The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen

## General

The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen is book one in the duology The Doomsday Books.

## Summary

England, 1810. Abandoned by his father as a small child, Sir Gareth Inglis has grown up prickly, cold, and well-used to disappointment. Even so, he longs for a connection, falling headfirst into a passionate anonymous affair that's over almost as quickly as it began. Bitter at the sudden rejection, Gareth has little time to lick his wounds: his father has died, leaving him the family title, a rambling manor on the remote Romney Marsh...and the den of cutthroats and thieves that make its intricate waterways their home.
Joss Doomsday has run the Doomsday smuggling clan since he was a boy. His family is his life...which is why when the all-too-familiar new baronet testifies against Joss's sister for a hanging offense, Joss acts fast, blackmailing Gareth with the secret of their relationship to force him to recant. Their reunion is anything but happy and the path forward everything but smooth, yet after the dust settles, neither can stay away. It's a long road from there—full of danger and mysteries to be solved—yet somehow, along the way, this well-mannered gentleman may at last find true love with the least likely of scoundrels.

## Characters

* Sir Gareth Inglis
* Josiah Doomsday
* Catherine Inglis
* Cecilia Inglis

## Reference

* The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen on Goodreads
A timeline

## The World of A Charm of Magpies

The Magpie Lord operates in an alternate London where magic exists and a different governing system applies.

KJC has said in the facebook-group that the stories are set in an era loosely based on the 1880s.

## Simon Feximal/Green Men

These stories are set in our timeline where historical events occur as we know them, but with the added layer of magic being present.

The stories refer to several of well known Victorian pulp novels.

 The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal | 1894-1917
 Remnant | 1899
 Spectred Isle | 1923

## Society of Gentlemen

 A Seditious Affair | 1820
 A Confidential Problem | 1820
 A Gentleman's Position | 1820

## Jonathan 'verse

 Wanted, An Author | 1807
 Band Sinister | 1807
 Unfit to Print | 1870s

## Sins of the Cities

 An Unnatural Vice | 1873
 An Unsuitable Heir | 1873

## Lilywhite Boys

 Any Old Diamonds | 1895
 Gilded Cage | 1895
 Masters In This Halls

## The Will Darling Adventures

 The Sugared Game | 1924
 Subtle Blood | 1924

## Stand-alone fiction

All other fiction appears to exist in the world we know and the table below show the respective place on our timeline

 Think of England | 1904
 Non-Stop Till Tokyo | early 2010s?

## Other books set in alternate times or universes

These books are set in worlds that resemble ours but where the geography is different or the fabric of the world differs from ours.

 The Price of Meat |  | This book is set in a London very different from the one we know.
The way society is ordered it shows great similarities with what we know as the Victorian era.
Jumper (Biblioteka do react)

Jumper - Biblioteka do zarządzania stanem aplikacji w React. Pozwala na tworzenie dynamicznych akcji aplikacji, które mogą zostać przywrócone oraz zmodyfikowane.

## Konstruktor rejestru

Rejestr akcji pozwala nimy zarządzać i je przechowywać. Aby stworzyć ów obiekt mozna użyć konstruktora klasy **ActionsStack(component: React.Component, namespaceActionRange:array<ActionOperation>, loadResumeable: boolean, options?:object)**.

## Cykl życia akcji

**onCreate(c)** - zdarzenie wywoływane podczas stworzenia akcji.

**onStore(c, i, o): output** - zdarzenie wywoływane podczas zapisywania akcji do pamięci.

**onRestore(c): output** - zdarzenie wywoływane podczas przywracania akcji z pamięci.

**onFlush(c)** - zdarzenie aktywne, gdy akcja zostanie usunięta.

**onResume(c)** - zdarzenie działa podczas wznawiania akcji.

c - argument komponentu React, któryjest kontekstem akcji

i - dane wejściowe akcji

o - dane wyjściowe akcji

output - zwrócona wartość metody jako wartość zmiany stanu (Obiekt)
Daniel Da Silva

## Summary

Daniel da Silva is a published poet and spy on the side. He's Jewish and he mentions his father was a locksmith.

## Appearance

Da Silva is described by Archie Curtis in chapter one of Think of England:

> "Curtis looked at the gentleman indicated and decided on the spot that he'd rarely seen a more dislikable man. He was about Curtis's age and just a few inches shorter, close to six foot, but with nothing of his own bulk. A slender, willowy sort, and very dark, with sleek and glossy black hair, brilliantined to within an inch of its life, and eyes of such a deep shade that it was near impossible to tell pupil from iris. His skin was olive-tinted against his white shirt. In fact, he was quite obviously some kind of foreigner.
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> A foreigner and a dandy, because while his shirt was impeccable and the tailcoat ad tapering trousers cut to perfection, he was wearing a huge green glass ring and, Curtis saw with dawning horror, a bright green flower in his buttonhole."
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## Birth year

He is mentioned to be "about Curtis's age" putting his birth year in the early 1870s.
The Henchmen of Zenda

Cover of The Henchmen of Zenda

## General

The Henchmen of Zenda is KJ's re-telling of the classic Victorian pulp novel The Prisoner of Zenda. The original tells the story from the POV of Rudolph Rassendyl but KJ has chosen to retell the story through the eyes of henchman Jasper Detchard and the change in perspective tells the story in a new and queerer way.

The Henchmen of Zenda can be read on its own but reading (or re-reading) The Prisoner of Zenda first makes the experience much more enjoyable.

## Summary

Jasper Detchard is a disgraced British officer, now selling his blade to the highest bidder. Currently that's Michael Elphberg, half-brother to the King of Ruritania. Michael wants the throne for himself, and Jasper is one of the scoundrels he hires to help him take it. But when Michael makes his move, things don’t go entirely to plan—and the penalty for treason is death.

Rupert of Hentzau is Michael's newest addition to his sinister band of henchmen. Charming, lethal, and intolerably handsome, Rupert is out for his own ends—which seem to include getting Jasper into bed. But Jasper needs to work out what Rupert’s really up to amid a maelstrom of plots, swordfights, scheming, impersonation, desire, betrayal, and murder.

Nobody can be trusted. Everyone has a secret. And love is the worst mistake you can make.

## Characters

* Jasper Detchard
* Rupert Hentzau

## Reference

* The Henchmen of Zenda on Goodreads
* The Prisoner of Zenda is available for free at Project Gutenberg
Slippery Creatures

Cover of Slippery Creatures

## General

Slippery Creatures is the first book in The Will Darling Adventures series

## Summary

Will Darling came back from the Great War with a few scars, a lot of medals, and no idea what to do next. Inheriting his uncle’s chaotic second-hand bookshop is a blessing...until strange visitors start making threats. First a criminal gang, then the War Office, both telling Will to give them the information they want, or else.

Will has no idea what that information is, and nobody to turn to, until Kim Secretan—charming, cultured, oddly attractive—steps in to offer help. As Kim and Will try to find answers and outrun trouble, mutual desire grows along with the danger.

And then Will discovers the truth about Kim. His identity, his past, his real intentions. Enraged and betrayed, Will never wants to see him again.

But Will possesses knowledge that could cost thousands of lives. Enemies are closing in on him from all sides—and Kim is the only man who can help.

## Main Characters

* Will Darling
* Kim Secretan

### Additional Characters

* Phoebe Stephens-Prince
* Maisie Jones

## References

* The series page at K.J. Charles's webpage.
A Private Miscellany

## General

A short (7.5K words) free coda to the Society of Gentlemen series, catching up on the main characters a year and a half later.

Available through subscription to the author's newsletter

 References

* A Private Miscellany on Goodreads
* A complete list of characters and places can be found at K.J. Charles's webpage.
* The series page at K.J. Charles's webpage
Jack and Knave

## Summary

The Jack and Knave is a fictional public house catering to men and women of a certain persuasion. It is the favourite haunt of the characters from both Sins of the Cities and the Lilywhite Boys.

Run by landlady Phyllis Sharp.

It's located on Greystoke Place which runs perpendicular to Fetter Lane in present day London.

## Real or fictional?

While not a real location there were certainly lots of places like it in Victorian London.

The name for it came from a member in the KJ Charles Chat Facebook group after KJ put up a post asking for name suggestions.
Any Old Diamonds

Cover of Any Old Diamonds

## General

This is the first full-length book (and first published) in a duology (bilogy) called The Lilywhite Boys. The second book in the series is Gilded Cage.

### Note!

This page contains spoilers for the Sins of the Cities series.

## Summary

Lord Alexander Pyne-ffoulkes is the younger son of the Duke of Ilvar, with a bitter grudge against his wealthy father. The Duke intends to give his Duchess a priceless diamond parure on their wedding anniversary—so Alec hires a pair of jewel thieves to steal it.

The Duke's remote castle is a difficult target, and Alec needs a way to get the thieves in. Soldier-turned-criminal Jerry Crozier has the answer: he'll pose as a Society gentleman and become Alec's new best friend.

But Jerry is a dangerous man: controlling, remote, and devastating. He effortlessly teases out the lonely young nobleman’s most secret desires, and soon he’s got Alec in his bed—and the palm of his hand.

Or maybe not. Because as the plot thickens, betrayals, secrets, new loves, and old evils come to light. Now the jewel thief and the aristocrat must keep up the pretence, find their way through a maze of privilege and deceit, and confront the truth of what's between them...all without getting caught.

## Characters

* Lord Alexander Pyne-ffoulkes (aka "Alec")
* Jerry Crozier

### Additional Characters

* Mr Holcomb (Alec's friend)
* Templeton Lane
* Susan Lazarus, lady detective
* Mrs Barzowski, Alec's landlady
* Duke of Ilvar
* Duchess of Ilvar, formerly Mrs Clayton
* George, Earl of Hartington, Alec's older brother
* Lady Cara, Alec's elder sister, deceased
* Lady Annabel, Alec's younger sister
* Countess of Moreton, formerly known as Greta Starling from the Sins of the Cities series

## Places

* London
* Grand Cirque, music hall
* Castle Speight, the family seat of the Duke of Ilvar
* Jack and Knave
* Long Bar, The Criterion

 Epigraph

At the start of the book is an epigraph of a song that inspired the naming of the Lilywhite Boys.

***Green Grow The Rushes-O, British folk song***

   *Green grow the rushes-O*

*What is your three-O*

*Three, three, the rivals*

*Two, two the lily-white boys*

*Clothéd all in green-O*

*One is one and all is alone*

*And evermore shall be so*

## References

* Any Old Diamonds on Goodreads
* The series page on Goodreads
* The series page on K.J. Charles's webpage
Dickie

## Summary

Lord Richard or Dickie is a younger son of the Marquess of Cirencester and the nephew and godson of Lord Richard Vane.

We first see Dickie in A Gentleman's Position when Lord Richard reads a story to him and his siblings.

## Appearance

Lord Richard Vane describes him in chapter two of A Gentleman's Position:

> "Young Lord Richard, Dickie to his intimates, was a sturdy seven-year-old with bright eyes and a taste for terror and the book he handed to his uncle looked quite bloodcurdling."
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## Birth year

Dickie is seven years old when the events of A Gentleman's Position takes place (Feb 1820) putting his birth year in 1812 or 1813.
Will Darling

## Summary

Will Darling is an ex-soldier home from WWI. After being de-mobbed he has a hard time getting a job and he is one step from living on the streets. The war has given him nothing but experience in killing people (which for some reason is discouraged in civil life) and an emotional support knife. After a period of odd jobs or more often no jobs, he has inherited a book shop from an estranged uncle.

## Birth year

> "Will had gone to the War at eighteen, and come back five years later to find himself useless and unwanted."
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Assuming Will was eighteen when the War started in 1914 he would have been born in 1896 making him 27 at the start of Slippery Creatures.