Back in Jane Austen’s day travel was so difficult and laborious over poorly constructed roads that the majority of the people who lived in that century traveled no farther than 14 miles from where they lived. Most walked, and even so they had to contend with muddy roads that were almost impassible after heavy rains [...]
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The Difficulties of Travel and Transportation in Early 19th C. Britain
Posted in 19th Century England, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency London, Regency Transportation, Regency Travel, Travel, tagged 19th century roads on April 25, 2012 | 18 Comments »
18th Century Visitors and Benton Seeley’s Guidebook to the Great Gardens at Stowe
Posted in jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Pride and Prejudice, Regency gardens, Regency Life, Regency style, Regency Travel, Regency World, tagged Benton Seeley, Country House, English romantic gardens, Gardens at Stowe, Stowe on October 26, 2011 | 9 Comments »
One of the most pivotal decisions in Pride and Prejudice was when Elizabeth Bennet agreed to visit Pemberley’s gardens and grounds with the Gardiners, only to suddenly encounter Mr. Darcy, who was not slated to return until the next day. Such a visit to grand estates by the well-heeled and more common folk like Elizabeth [...]
Mr. Edward Innes, Successful 18th c. Tradesman
Posted in 18th Century England, Georgian Life, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency Period, Regency Travel, Regency World, Working class, tagged 18th century tradesman on April 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Fans of Jane Austen’s fiction are familiar with the rising middle class, successful and enterprising tradesmen, upward mobility through marriage, the fragility of life (especially for fishermen, sailors and child-bearing women), and the difficulties of road travel. All these topics are touched upon in a short biography of Mr. Edward Innes, a successful baker and [...]
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 | 10 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 [...]
The Cobb and the Undercliff at Lyme Regis
Posted in 19th Century England, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Period, Regency Travel, Regency walk, Regency World, tagged London Calling, The Cobb at Lyme Regis, Tony Grant on February 3, 2011 | 5 Comments »
From Tony Grant, whose contributions to this blog are numerous: “Two years ago some of my friends wanted a weekend away so we decided on Lyme. Our wives went off to New York for the shopping. We tend to go to places more for the local beer than the literary connections, I must admit. Lyme [...]
Snow Sports and Winter Transportation in the Regency Era
Posted in 18th Century England, 19th Century England, Georgian Life, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Customs, Regency Life, Regency Period, Regency Travel, tagged 18th century skating, 19th century skating, 19th century sleds, regency winter on December 27, 2010 | 16 Comments »
Copyright @Jane Austen’s World. Gentle readers, as you know, the northeast has been socked in by snow, ice, gale winds, and bitterly cold temperatures today. This is a perfect time for hunkering inside and drinking hot chocolate. Or is it? My nephew’s children will go sledding, others will go ice skating, and my dog will [...]
A Tour Through Bath With Jane Austen
Posted in jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency style, Regency Travel, Regency World, tagged Bath, Bath Tour, Tony Grant on September 1, 2010 | 11 Comments »
Inquiring Readers, Tony Grant has been contributing articles to Jane Austen Today for several months. Recently, Tony and his family traveled to Bath and the West Country. This is one of many posts he has written about his journey. Tony also has published several posts about his trip on this blog: Going to Bath With [...]
Going to Bath with Jane Austen
Posted in Architecture, Bath, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency Period, Regency society, Regency Travel, Regency World, tagged Bath Abbey, Jane Austen and Bath, London Calling, Pump Room, Regency Bath, Tony Grant on August 25, 2010 | 17 Comments »
Inquiring Readers, Tony Grant, who lives in London, teaches, and acts as occasional tour guide, has been contributing articles to Jane Austen Today for several months. Recently, Tony and his family traveled to Bath and the West Country. This is one of many posts he has written about his journey. Tony also has his own [...]
Admiral Croft in His Gig: Jane Austen’s Persuasion
Posted in jane austen, Jane Austen Novels, Jane Austen's World, Persuasion, Regency Life, Regency Period, Regency style, Regency Transportation, Regency Travel, Regency World, tagged Admiral and Mrs. Croft, Anne Elliot, Captain Wentworth, the Musgroves, Uppercross, Winthrop on July 20, 2010 | 8 Comments »
In Persuasion, Jane Austen depicts the Crofts as the happiest couple imaginable. Sophy, who is also Captain Wentworth’s sister, follows her Admiral across the seas, sacrificing her looks in the process. She is only 38 years old, but her complexion is ruddy and has obviously been affected by the sun. Jane Austen writes about the [...]
Emma at Home: Lady Hamilton and Her “Attitudes”
Posted in Dancing, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Customs, Regency Life, Regency society, Regency style, Regency Travel, Regency World, tagged Emma Hamilton, Emma Hamilton's dances, Lady Emma Hamilton, Performance Art, Regency theatre, Sir William Hamilton on May 1, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Emma, Lady Hamilton is best known by the casual history fan for her love affair with Lord Nelson. Born in poverty, she first plied her alluring wares in a brothel before becoming Sir Harry Fetherstonhaugh’s mistress. When she became pregnant, he unceremoniously dumped her. But Emma was too stunningly beautiful to live a life of [...]
Sanditon: Jane Austen by the Seaside
Posted in Fashions, Holiday, jane austen, Jane Austen Novels, Jane Austen's World, Regency Customs, Regency Life, Regency style, Regency Travel, Regency World, tagged Poetical Sketches of Scarborough, Regency sea bathing, Regency seaside fashions, Sanditon on March 20, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I’m a little late for the party, but a full day still remains until Laurel Ann at Austenprose finishes her in-depth tour of Sanditon, Jane Austen’s last, unfinished novel. Click on this page to catch up on all the links and comments and guest posts. Read more about the seaside and seaside fashions on this [...]
A Walk With Jane Austen in Bath
Posted in A Walk With Jane Austen, Architecture, Bath, Georgian Life, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency Period, Regency style, Regency Travel, Regency World, tagged Amanda Parr, Bath, Walk through Bath on March 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This link to the BBC site will lead you to a video of a walk with Amanda Parr through Bath. You will need a Real Player. Other posts about Bath on this site: The Comforts of Bath: Thomas Rowlandson The Viscount and the Toll Keeper’s Daughter: How Thomas Thynne Never Became the Marquess of Bath [...]
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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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