Mary Linwood created beautiful needlepoint works for exhibition during the Regency era
Archive for July, 2009
Mary Linwood’s Exhibitions of Her Needlework, 1798-1845
Posted in art, jane austen, Regency London, Regency style, Sewing, tagged Mary Linwood, Needlework, Needlework exhibitions, Needleworman, Regency Art, Regency sewing on July 29, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Brontë by Syrie James, A Review
Posted in Book review, Popular culture, Victorian Era, tagged Syrie James, The Secret Diary of Charlotte Bronte on July 27, 2009 | 8 Comments »
The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte is an excellent biography written by Syrie James
Ladies Decorative Fans: Bootcamps for Coquettes
Posted in Fashions, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency style, Regency World, tagged ladies fans, Language of the Fan, Regency Fans on July 25, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Fans, originally imported from the Far East, were a popular fashion accessory for ladies between the mid-17th and early 20th centuries.
Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? Last Miss Marple Episode to be Shown this Season on PBS Masterpiece Mystery!
Posted in Movie review, Popular culture, tagged Agatha Christie, Miss Marple, PBS Movie Review on July 23, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Gentle readers, Afficionados of Agatha Christie mysteries will have one more chance to see an original Miss Marple mystery on Masterpiece Mystery! this Sunday. My good friend Hillary Major has reviewed the last episode. What did she think? She thought it was well worth her while, as did I. See this episode on Sunday, July [...]
Hugh Thomson Drawings of England
Posted in art, jane austen, tagged Drawings of England, Highways and Byways of Surrey, Hugh Thomson, Illustrations of the English Countryside on July 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Hugh Thomson, Jane Austen illustrator, also illustrated other books with his lovely renditions of English life
The Tyburn River Runs Through Grays Antique Dealers
Posted in jane austen, Regency London, tagged Grays antique dealers, London's hidden waterways, London's lost rivers, River Fleet, Tyburn River on July 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Tyburn River flows largely under London. This tributary runs through the mews of Grays Antiques
Dental Hygiene in the Regency Period
Posted in jane austen, Jane Austen's World, personal hygiene, Regency Life, Regency style, Regency World, tagged 18th century comfits, 19th century dental hygiene, Comfits, History of the toothbrush, tooth powder on July 21, 2009 | 12 Comments »
History of dental hygiene in the Regency period
Murder. Mayhem. Miss Marple. Masterpiece Mystery!
Posted in Movie review, Popular culture, tagged Julia McKenzie, Masterpiece Mystery, Miss Marple, PBS Masterpiece Mystery!, PBS Movie Adaptation, PBS Movie Review on July 20, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Julia McKenzie as Miss Marple in PBS Masterpiece Mystery! is a delight
Jane Austen’s Legacy: Precious Bits of Ivory Turned Into Monsters
Posted in Book review, jane austen, Jane Austen Novels, Popular culture, tagged Jane Austen Adaptations, Jane Austen Sequels, Mr. Darcy Vampyre, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters on July 18, 2009 | 20 Comments »
The craze for monster sequels of Jane Austen novels is getting out of control
Jane Austen’s Last Hours
Posted in jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Etiquette, Regency Life, Regency style, tagged Jane Austen's death, Jane Austen's last illness, Regency mourning on July 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Gentle Reader, July 18th marks the anniversary of Jane Austen’s Death. This post was first published in 2007: Mary Austen nee Lloyd, the wife of James Austen, was present at Jane’s death. She wrote the following passage in her diary (See image below) 17 July 1817 “Jane Austen was taken for death about ½ past [...]
An Interview With Kaye Dacus, Author of Ransome’s Honor
Posted in Book review, Popular culture, Regency Life, Regency style, Regency World, tagged Kaye Dacus, Ransome's Honor on July 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Kaye Dacus is an author and editor who has been writing fiction for more than twenty years. A former Vice President of American Christian Fiction Writers, Kaye enjoys being an active ACFW member and the fellowship and community of hundreds of other writers from across the country and around the world that she finds there. [...]
How Rich is Fitzwilliam Darcy? Very
Posted in jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency World, tagged Cost of Living in Regency Era, How rich is Fitzwilliam Darcy?, Regency economics on July 15, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Gentle reader, This is a post I published two years ago to this day. Ever wonder how rich Mr. Darcy truly is? Five articles in this post discuss Regency economics. How Rich is Fitzwilliam Darcy? Click here to view a morning coffee video by Brad DeLong on March 9, 2007. You will have to click [...]
















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