Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Notes
Archive
About
The mysteries of Cobham Hall
Research for my first novel
Jan 7
•
Anna Sayburn Lane
33
4
4
Marjorie Swallow's Christmas
A short story
Dec 24, 2025
•
Anna Sayburn Lane
18
4
4
Have yourself a 1920s Christmas
Research for my 1920s mystery books
Dec 10, 2025
•
Anna Sayburn Lane
84
13
14
London Nights: on pleasure bent
Research for the 1920s Murder Mysteries
Nov 26, 2025
•
Anna Sayburn Lane
22
4
London Nights: the dark side
Reading Stephen Graham's gem of a book, 1925's London Nights, part of research for my 1920s murder mysteries
Nov 12, 2025
•
Anna Sayburn Lane
31
1
8
Most Popular
View all
Vita Sackville-West in the garden
Jan 29, 2025
•
Anna Sayburn Lane
58
7
4
London in Literature
Dec 18, 2024
•
Anna Sayburn Lane
43
6
10
The Chelsea Flower Show of 100 years ago
May 21, 2025
•
Anna Sayburn Lane
32
4
2
The story behind the stories behind the story
May 14, 2025
•
Anna Sayburn Lane
29
13
4
Recent posts
See all
Travel tales: Japan
What I learned on my holidays
Oct 29, 2025
•
Anna Sayburn Lane
32
19
5
Dorothy L Sayers and Bloomsbury
Inspiration for my 1920s murder mysteries
Oct 15, 2025
•
Anna Sayburn Lane
96
16
13
History in the stones: Canterbury
Research for Unlawful Things and The Crimson Thread
Oct 1, 2025
•
Anna Sayburn Lane
19
5
6
The Stories Behind The Story
The true-life stories behind my 1920s murder mystery novels
Subscribe
Recommendations
Londonist: Time Machine
Londonist
Cambridge Ladies' Dining Society
Ann Kennedy Smith
Footnotes and Tangents
Simon Haisell
Walk on the Wild Side
Mike Press
Dr King's Curiosities
Rebekah King
Books
Anna Sayburn Lane website
All about the books
Readers Club
Monthly Readers Club newsletter
The Stories Behind The Story
Subscribe
About
Archive
Recommendations
Sitemap
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts