George Morland, Painter of rustic scenes in Georgian England.
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George Morland: A Painter of Rural Life in Georgian England
Posted in art, Georgian Life, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency style, Regency World on February 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Seen Over the Ether: Mr. Bennet’s Library in Pride and Prejudice
Posted in jane austen, Jane Austen Novels, Jane Austen's World, Pride and Prejudice, tagged Mr. Bennet, Romantic library on February 25, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Mr. Bennet’s library in Pride and Prejudice
Princess Charlotte’s Bellflower Court Dress, 1814-1816
Posted in Fashions, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency style, Regency World, tagged Bellflower dress 1814-16, Court dress, Museum of London Exhibit, Princess Charlotte, Regency Fashion on February 22, 2009 | 10 Comments »
When I saw Princess Charlotte’s bellflower court dress (1814-16) at the Museum of London I remember being transfixed and standing in front of the glass case for a half hour. I could not get over the exquisite details and embroidery of this gossamer thin gown, and wondered at the hours it took to create it, [...]
1819 Pelisse Coat: A Modern Reproduction
Posted in Fashions, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency style, tagged Jane Austen's Pelisse Coat, Pelisse Coat, Regency Fashion on February 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Pelisse Coat
The Life of a Needlewoman in the 19th Century
Posted in Fashions, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency World, Servants, Sewing, Victorian Era, tagged 19th Century Seamstress, Needlework and sewing, Needleworman, Seamstress, Sewing, Working class on February 18, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The life of a 19th century needlewoman was varied, from domestic employment to near slave labor in a factory
Oliver Twist 2009, A Review: The Dark Seamy Side of Victorian London
Posted in jane austen, Masterpiece Classic, Movie review, Victorian Era, Working class, tagged Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist, PBS Movie Adaptation, PBS Movie Review, Sophie Okonedo, Timothy Spall, Tom Hardy, William Miller on February 15, 2009 | 17 Comments »
Oliver Twist, 2009 PBS Masterpiece Classic presentation, is a fine but gritty adaptation of Charles Dickens’ novel.
I’ve Been Tagged: How Excessively Diverting!
Posted in jane austen, Popular culture, tagged Blog awards, Excessively Diverting, Excessively Diverting Award, Jane Austen Today on February 14, 2009 | 10 Comments »
The Excessively Diverting award was started by Jane Austen Today to reward blogs in the spirit of Jane Austen.
Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer, A Review
Posted in Book review, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Popular culture, Regency Life, Regency World, tagged Black Sheep, Georgette Heyer, Regency Bath on February 12, 2009 | 19 Comments »
Black Sheep is one of Georgette Heyer’s better books.
Coach Travel in the 19th Century: Bianconi Coaches in Ireland
Posted in jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency style, Regency Transportation, Regency Travel, Regency World, Travel, tagged Bianconi Coaches, Charles Bianconi, Irish Coaching Days on February 10, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Until the advent of the railways, Charles Bianchoni transported Irish coaching in the 19th century.
Sense and Sensibility 2008, A Visual Review of Part 2
Posted in jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Movie review, Popular culture, Regency Life, Regency style, Sense and Sensibility, tagged Charity Wakefield, Hattie Morahan, Sense & Sensibility 2008 on February 8, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Visual review of Sense and Sensibility 2008, Part 2.
The Cascade Fountain at Chatsworth House
Posted in jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Pride and Prejudice, Regency gardens, Regency Life, Regency style, Regency World, tagged Capability Brown, Chatsworth House, Dukes of Devonshire, Pemberley, Regency fountains on February 5, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Cascade Fountain at Chatsworth House
Ways to Keep Warm in the Regency Era, Part 2
Posted in Architecture, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency style, Regency World, tagged fireplace screen, foot warmer, four poster bed, pole screens, room screen on February 3, 2009 | 16 Comments »
Ways to keep warm in the Regency era include the use of room screens, wing chairs, four poster beds, night caps, and bed warmers.
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- Five Regency tea cups: The book is not perfect (few books are), but it was well worth its purchase and possesses many outstanding qualities that makes it stand head and shoulders above its counterparts.
- Four Regency tea cups: This book offered many hours of pleasant reading, and I found I could not put it down.
- Three Regency tea cups: Damned with faint praise. I put the book down often, but was intrigued enough to finish it. In this instance, the movie might be better.
- Two Regency tea cups: This book required major changes that the author and editor should have fixed before publishing deadline.
- One Regency tea cup: Oh dear. I do so feel for the trees that sacrificed their lives for this verbal garbage.
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