Aw, I was going to ask you about that book! I really want to find out more about Isabel - one of the books I checked out during the research stage was a huge dual-biography of her and Burton, but I didn't really get into it. Farwell does talk about Isabel quite a bit, but it's always little snatches of her life when Burton is around, so it feels a bit disjointed.

But, yeah! Read more about the Burtons! I didn't do as much reading as I wanted to, even, and there's a lot of source material out there. And I'm glad I could give you a good Yuletide experience!

Here is another story for you: The day before Thanksgiving break, I went to the school library and checked out a stack of eight books about Burton, which I then had to carry to my last class before getting to my car and heading home. I ended up giving three separate impromptu lectures on Burton to various classmates, which always ended with them asking "What class is this for?" "Oh, uh, it's an independent writing project. Yep."