Copyright @ Jane Austen’s World. Looking back 200 years (the precise date that the formal Regency era began was 1811) we tend to view Jane Austen’s Regency world wearing rose-tinted glasses. Imagine the traffic in London back then: In July 1811, it appears that there passed over Blackfriars bridge in one day: 61,069 foot passengers, [...]
Archive for March, 2011
Fawlty Regency London – Oh, What a Stench! Part One
Posted in 19th Century England, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency London, Regency World, tagged 19th c. London streets on March 30, 2011 | 12 Comments »
Review: A Gentleman of Fortune: or, the Suspicions of Miss Dido Kent, By Anna Dean
Posted in 19th Century England, Book review, Jane Austen's World, Popular culture, Regency World, tagged A Gentleman of Fortune, Anna Dean, Dido Kent Mystery, Regency mystery on March 29, 2011 | 4 Comments »
A Review by Lady Anne, Vic’s most excellent friend. Miss Dido Kent is an unmarried gentlewoman of some 35 years. In this second book of the series set in 1806 and showing the lifestyles of the gentry and their dependents, the young relative whom she is visiting is foolish and therefore, to Dido, slightly boring. [...]
Card Racks: Regency Style
Posted in jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Persuasion, Regency Customs, Regency Life, Regency style, Regency World, tagged card racks, National Trust, Regency handiwork on March 28, 2011 | 5 Comments »
About two weeks ago, The National Trust asked a question about card racks: How were they used? The organization had acquired a number of beautiful examples of 1820′s card racks from Attingham, an estate in Shropshire. Laurel Ann from Austenprose referred me to the site and to Emile de Bruijn, who had asked the question. [...]
Wickham’s Diary by Amanda Grange
Posted in Austenesque novels, Book review, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Popular culture, Regency World, tagged Amanda Grange, Wickham's Diary on March 26, 2011 | 4 Comments »
A Review From the desk of Shelley DeWees…of The Uprising. I am thinking of enlisting. One of my acquaintances happened to recommend his regiment to me this morning, and as I have nothing better to do I believe I will join. It will get me away from London, where my creditors are once again pressing [...]
City of Bath exteriors by Patrick Baty
Posted in 19th Century England, Architecture, Jane Austen's World, Regency Period, Regency style, Regency World, tagged Bath, Papers and Paints, Patrick Baty, Regency paint colors, Regency style on March 24, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Inquiring readers: Patrick Baty of Papers and Paints is noted for his analysis of paint colours of the interiors and exteriors of buildings of architectural significance. He is consulted on both sides of the Atlantic. Mr. Baty has graciously allowed me to reproduce his blog post about exterior paint colours in the city of Bath. [...]
Dreadfully Every After by Steve Hockensmith, A review of a Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Sequel
Posted in Austenesque novels, Regency World, tagged Dreadfully Ever After, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies sequel, Quirk Books, Quirk Classics, Steve Hockensmith, zombie mash-up novels on March 22, 2011 | 5 Comments »
“What? Do I really have to read another Pride and Prejudice and Zombies review by Vic?”, you are asking yourself. Blame it on Quirk books, who recently sent me Dreadfully Ever After, the sequel to P&P&Zombies. The folks at Quirk Books have been such good sports about the tongue-in-cheek barbs that I have slung in [...]
Jane’s Fame by Claire Harman, A Review: When the pen is mightier than the hype
Posted in Book review, jane austen, Jane Austen Novels, Jane Austen's World, Popular culture, tagged Claire Harman, Jane's Fame, Kathryn Sutherland on March 20, 2011 | 5 Comments »
It is not often that a much-hyped book or film lives up to its reputation, as with The King’s Speech and Jane’s Fame: How Jane Austen conquered the world , the book by Claire Harman and the subject of this review. I’ll admit to being a wee bit partial to any book that mentions my [...]
Milliner and Mantua Maker
Posted in Fashions, Georgian Life, Jane Austen's World, tagged Colonial America, Colonial Williamsburg, Janea Whitacre, Mantua Maker, milliner on March 19, 2011 | 8 Comments »
The blog, Two Nerdy History Girls, featured Janea Whitacre, mistress of the millinery & mantua-making trades in Williamsburg in their last post about Accessories: Head to Toe, a symposium that was recently held in that historic city. Accessories Head to Toe: Beautiful Fashion From 1760 to 1830 showcases some images from the people of the Margaret Hunter [...]
Carlton House by Patrick Baty
Posted in 19th Century England, Architecture, Georgian Life, Georgian London, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency Period, Regency style, Regency World, tagged Carlton House, Papers and Paints, Patrick Baty, The Prince Regent on March 18, 2011 | 13 Comments »
Carlton House was the town house of the Prince Regent for several decades from 1783 until it was demolished forty years later. It faced the south side of Pall Mall, and its gardens abutted St. James’s Park in the St James’s district of London. The location of the house, now replaced by Carlton House Terrace, [...]
Only Mr. Darcy Will Do, by Kara Louise: A Review
Posted in Austenesque novels, Book review, Jane Austen's World, tagged Kara Louise, Only Mr. Darcy Will Do, Shelley de Wees on March 16, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Only Mr. Darcy Will Do: An Austenesque book reviewer’s life is so romantic. They get to visit the world of Jane Austen over and over again, absorbing more and more of the sighs and oohs and aahs that come from her settings and characters, and they often times get to do it before anyone else [...]
Cesar Picton, Wealthy Merchant and Freed Man: The Regency Era
Posted in 18th Century England, 19th Century England, History, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Period, Regency society, Regency World, tagged Cesar Picton, Horace Walpole, Kingston Upon Thames, Sierra Leone, Sir John Philipps, Slave ships on March 14, 2011 | 19 Comments »
There is an old 18th century white washed house in The High Street of Kingston upon Thames that backs on to the river. On the road side there is a large circular green plaque positioned on the outside wall of this house that reads: “ Cesar Picton c1755-1836. A native of Senegal West Coast of [...]
Regency Fashion: The Bandeau Hair Accessory
Posted in Fashions, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency style, Regency World, tagged Regency Fashion, Regency Hairstyle on March 11, 2011 | 11 Comments »
Bandeau: in clothing and fashion, the term means a narrow band of ribbon, velvet, etc., worn round the head. A wide range of materials make up a hair bandeau, including jewels, ribbons, cloth, and flowers. In some cases, a tiara can be said to be an elaborate form of the bandeau. This head band has [...]
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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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