Dear Readers, this article, written by Tony Grant, continues on his blog, London Calling. Tony recalls events that actually happened to his great grant uncle, William McGinn. Graves at the Arras British cemetery. There are about three thousand graves here. It took Marilyn, Alice, Emily, Abigail and myself well over an hour to find Williams [...]
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World War 1 is featured in Downton Abbey, by Tony Grant
Posted in Jane Austen's World, Movie review, Popular culture, tagged 20th century England, Downton Abbey, London Calling, PBS Masterpiece Classic, Tony Grant, William McGinn, World War I on January 19, 2012 | 14 Comments »
The Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth
Posted in 18th Century England, art, Georgian Life, Georgian London, Jane Austen's World, Mayfair, tagged A Rake's Progress, Fleet Prison, Marelybone Church, St. James's Palace, Tom Rakewell, Tony Grant, White's Club, William Hogarth on October 20, 2011 | 16 Comments »
Gentle Readers, Frequent contributor, Tony Grant from London Calling, has been on a hiatus. But he has returned with a vengeance. Please enjoy his observations about Hogarth’s breathtaking series, The Rake’s Progress, and the modern pictures he took as he went on a quest to search for The Rake’s London. In 1733 William Hogarth began [...]
Richmond Park: Historic and Still Lovely
Posted in History, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency World, tagged British history, Historic London, London Calling, Pen Ponds, Richmond Park, Royal Parks, The Royal Ballet School, Tony Grant, Virginia Woolf on August 24, 2011 | 21 Comments »
Gentle Readers, It may please you to know that frequent contributer, Tony Grant (London Calling), lives near Richmond Park, a wilderness that has kept its pristine nature for centuries. Enjoy these beautiful photographs. Richmond Park is situated 12 miles south west of St Pauls Cathedral in the city of London. It just happens to be [...]
A Jane Austen Education by William Deresiewicz: A Review by Tony Grant
Posted in Book review, jane austen, Jane Austen Novels, Jane Austen's World, Popular culture, tagged A Jane Austen Education, Tony Grant, William Deresiewicz on July 18, 2011 | 14 Comments »
Gentle readers, strap on your seat belts. Tony Grant from London Calling sent in his review of “A Jane Austen Education: How six novels taught me about love, friendship and the things that really matter“by William Deresiewicz. Let’s just say this is a review by a bloke about a bloke’s book. There will be no [...]
Jane Austen in Southampton
Posted in jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency Period, Regency style, Regency World, tagged Itchen Ferry, Jane Austen in Southampton, southampton, The Dolphin Hotel, Tony Grant on June 15, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Gentle readers, Tony Grant kindly rewrote an article that he had originally written for JASA (Jane Austen Society of Australia), adding more images and new information. Tony has also resurrected his blog, London Calling (thank you, Tony). Jane Austen lived in Southampton between 1806 and 1809. She stayed in a rented house in Castle Square. In [...]
The Tale of Jerry Abershawe, Highwayman
Posted in 18th Century England, Georgian Life, Georgian London, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency Period, Regency society, Regency World, tagged 18th century robbery, highwayman, Jerry Abershawe, Regency crime, Tony Grant on February 8, 2011 | 21 Comments »
Inquiring readers: Once upon a time, road travel was fraught with danger and a traveler could be held up by a highwayman at any time. Jerry Abershawe was such a man. Tony Grant (London Calling) writes about him in this post. Not far from where I live, on the edge of Wimbledon Common where the [...]
Coming Next on Jane Austen’s World
Posted in 18th Century England, 19th Century England, Austenesque novels, Book review, jane austen, Jane Austen Sequels, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, tagged Darcy and Fitzwilliam, Jane Odiwe, Jerry Abershawe, Karen Wasylowski, Mr. Darcy's Secret, Tony Grant on February 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Scheduled for this week are: A review of Mr. Darcy’s Secret and interview with author Jane Odiwe on February 7th A post by Tony Grant about the highwayman, Jerry Abershawe And an interview with Darcy and Fitzwilliam author Karen V. Wasylowski on February 10th. Stay tuned for more!
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 [...]
Review of At Home With the Georgians, Part Three: Safe as Houses
Posted in 18th Century England, Georgian Life, History, jane austen, tagged Amanda Vickery, At Home With the Georgians, Safe as Houses, Tony Grant on December 22, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Update: New Photos! Inquiring readers: Tony Grant (London Calling), who lives in England, has graciously reviewed the third (and final) episode of Amanda Vickery’s At Home With the Georgians: Safe as Houses, and pulled images for us to view. In the first episode, A Man’s Place, we were introduced, by the delectable, Amanda Vickery, to [...]
Did Jane Austen have Revolutionary Thoughts?
Posted in jane austen, Jane Austen Novels, Jane Austen's World, Regency Customs, Regency society, Regency World, tagged Emma, Emma Woodhouse, Jane Fairfax, Jean Jaques Rousseau, London Calling, Mary Wollstonecraft, Tony Grant, Women's Rights on November 1, 2010 | 15 Comments »
Posted by: Tony Grant, London Calling Jane Austen published Emma in December 1815, sixteen years after the French Revolution had ended but during a time when the women of that revolution were campaigning for women’s suffrage and especially for female education. It wasn’t a concept of education that had been considered before for women. Women [...]
Jane Austen’s friend Martha Lloyd
Posted in jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency letters, Regency Life, Regency Period, Regency style, Regency World, tagged Jane Austen's friends, Jane Austen's letters, London Calling, Martha Lloyd, Tony Grant on October 11, 2010 | 13 Comments »
( A discussion about what friendship might be. A few thoughts and considerations while writing about Jane and Martha. You might agree. You might not. I am open for criticism. Guest writer Tony Grant of London Calling) Jane Austen didn’t marry. There are suggestions she did have love affairs but they did not come to fruition. [...]
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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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