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Silent Monday: The King’s Speech
Posted in Jane Austen's World, Popular culture, tagged Colin Firth, David Seidler, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham-Carter, Oscar 2011, The King's Speech, Tom Hooper on February 28, 2011 | 38 Comments »
Emma Woodhouse Paints a Likeness of Miss Smith
Posted in Blake Ritson, jane austen, Jane Austen Novels, Jane Austen's World, Mark Strong, tagged Alan Cumming, Dominic Rowan, Emma Woodhouse, Gwynneth Paltrow, Harriet Smith, Louise Dylan, Mr. Elton, Mr. Knightley, Mr. Woodhouse, Romola Garai, Samantha Bond, Toni Collette on February 26, 2011 | 5 Comments »
In the early chapters of Jane Austen’s novel, Emma, the reader learns that Emma “will never submit to any thing requiring industry and patience”, and that none of her portraits had ever been finished (although she had made some progress in drawing, considering the little labour she had submitted to). Steadiness and practice had always [...]
Dress for Excess at the Royal Pavilion, Brighton
Posted in Fashions, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency Period, Regency style, Regency World, tagged Brighton, Dress for Excess, Regency Fashion, Royal Pavilion on February 25, 2011 | 14 Comments »
Dress for Excess: Fashion in Regency England, opened on February 5 and will run for a full year. The cost of the exhibition is free for those who purchase tickets to see the Royal Pavilion & Museums at Brighton. The fashions look at the life of George IV as Prince, Regent and King through the clothes [...]
Review: The Personal Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant (Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant), edited by John Y. Simon
Posted in Book review, Historic Publications, History, Jane Austen's World, tagged 19th Century, American First Lady, Charles Worth, Julia Dent Grant, Madame Virot, Ulysses S. Grant on February 23, 2011 | 4 Comments »
The Personal Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant (Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant), edited by John Y. Simon, Southern Illinois University Press, on Amazon, a review by Patty of Brandyparfums.com I’m rereading this fantastic, romantic book, and I thought of readers who should be acquainted with this literary gem. Any Regency reader would love Julia Dent Grant’s [...]
An Interview with Margaret C. Sullivan, Author of The Jane Austen Handbook
Posted in 19th Century England, Book review, Jane Austen's World, Northanger Abbey, Regency, Regency Life, Regency Period, Regency World, tagged Austenblog, Henry Tilney, Interview with Margaret C. Sullivan, Janeites, Margaret C. Sullivan, The Jane Austen Handbook on February 21, 2011 | 10 Comments »
The Jane Austen Handbook: Proper Life Skills from Regency England by Margaret C. Sullivan, will be available for purchase on March 8. Ms. Sullivan, who many readers know as the editrix of Austenblog, has graciously consented to answer a few questions. Like her books and blog, her information is filled with wit and insight. Thank [...]
The Obituary of Charlotte Collins by Andrew Capes
Posted in 19th Century England, Austenesque novels, Jane Austen Sequels, Jane Austen's World, Victorian Era, tagged Andrew Capes, Austenesque Short Story, Charlotte Collins on February 19, 2011 | 84 Comments »
Inquiring readers: Not often does news of great import come our way, such as this item unearthed from the depths of Andrew Capes’s crashed computer. His having retrieved it is nothing short of miraculous, for now he can share the rest of Charlotte Collins’ story with the world. If you found this news item as [...]
Jane Austen on Contracts to Dance
Posted in 19th Century England, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Customs, Regency Life, Regency Period, Regency style, Regency World, tagged Contracts Prof Blog, Jane Austen and contract law, Jane Austen on contracts to dance, Jeremy Telman, Regency contracts, Regency law, tortious interference on February 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Inquiring readers: Recently I ran across the Contracts Prof Blog, a member of the Blog Professor Blogs network. Professor Franklin G. Snyder kindly granted me permission to reprint in full a second post written by Professor Jeremy Telman of Valparaiso University on February 1, 2010. (See the first post at this link.) This post discusses [...]
Jane Austen and a Promise: Contract Law
Posted in 19th Century England, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency Period, Regency society, Regency World, tagged Contracts Prof Blog, Jane Austen and contract law, Jane Austen and estoppel, Jeremy Telman, Regency contracts on February 17, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Inquiring readers: Recently I ran across the Contracts Prof Blog, a member of the Blog Professor Blogs network. Professor Franklin G. Snyder kindly granted me permission to reprint in full the post contributed by Professor Jeremy Telman of Valparaiso University on March 18, 2010. Professor Telman discusses a promise made in Chapter 22 of Persuasion: Promise [...]
Horatio Nelson in Merton
Posted in 18th Century England, 19th Century England, Jane Austen's World, Napoleonic Wars, Regency Life, tagged Admiral Nelson, British Navy in Regency times, Emma Hamilton, Horatio Nelson, Horatio Viscount Nelson, Merton, Merton Place, William Hamilton on February 15, 2011 | 18 Comments »
Towards the end of his life Horatio Nelson, the victor of Trafalgar, lived at Merton Place, an elegant country house set in 160 acres of landscaped grounds in what is now the London Borough of Merton in South London in an area more commonly known as South Wimbledon, where I live. Nelson had gathered many [...]
Watch Any Human Heart Online: PBS Masterpiece Classic
Posted in Movie review, Masterpiece Classic, PBS Movie Adaptation, Jane Austen's World, tagged Matthew Macfadyen, PBS Masterpiece Classic, Any Human Heart, William Boyd, Logan Mountstuart, Samuel West, Gillian Anderson, Tom Hollander, Haley Atwell on February 14, 2011 | 28 Comments »
A good reviewer is not supposed to give the game away early, but I can’t help but gush: If you haven’t seen Any Human Heart when it aired on PBS, you will have an opportunity to watch the episodes online the Monday after its initial showing, from Feb 14 to March 22, and two more [...]
Metal Pattens, Awkward Protection for 18th and 19th Century Shoes
Posted in 18th Century England, 19th Century England, Fashions, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency London, Regency Period, Regency style, Regency Travel, Regency walk, Regency World, tagged 18th century shoes, 19th century shoes, pattens, Regency Fashion, Regency shoes on February 12, 2011 | 9 Comments »
She lost her pattens in the muck & Roger in his mind Considered her misfortune luck To show her he was kind He over hitops fetched it out & cleaned it for her foot… From the Middle Period Poems of John Clare (1820s) It is commonly acknowledged that country roads in the day of Jane Austen became muddy and [...]
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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.
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