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Uncommon Vows by Mary Jo Putney5/26/2023 ![]() the jewellers was founded in 1837 by Charles Lewis Tiffany. I vaguely knew that Tiffany had been a surname before that – Tiffany & Co. I thought that the name Tiffany simply had to be a 20 th century introduction, popularised in 1961 by the film “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” which was based on the book by Truman Capote. Or glasses, which were first worn in 1290. So, for example, central heating could be an example of The Tiffany effect if you thought it was a modern invention and not a technology originally introduced by the Ancient Greeks and Romans. Nothing breaks my enjoyment more than a Regency heroine called Tiffany.Īnd that is where I am wrong, as I discovered a couple of weeks ago when I heard about “The Tiffany Effect.” The Tiffany Effect is the belief that something is more modern than it actually is. With historical fiction it’s even trickier because not only do names have to fit the character but they also need to be historically correct. The right name can fit perfectly with our view of that person the wrong one can completely pull us out of a story. ![]() ![]() Nicola here! As readers and writers we all know the importance of a character’s name. ![]()
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