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January 13, 2024
Austen’s World Wrap Up. March 31, 2016
Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency
Debut author Ingrid Hahn visits the Riskies!Today I’m very excited to welcome debut author Ingrid Hahn to the Riskies with her book To Win a Lady’s Heart. Welcome, Ingrid and congratulations! England, 1811. When John Merrick, the Earl of Corbeau, is caught in a locked storeroom … Continue reading →Jane Austen Day 2016 in PhiladelphiaJane Austen Day will be celebrated in Philadelphia, Saturday, April 16, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., the Union League of Philadelphia, 140 South Broad St. Click here for more information. Theme: Join JASNA Eastern Pennsylvania Region at the exquisite Union League for a day celebrating the bicentenary of the publication of Emma in Philadelphia, the […]
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Originally posted 2016-03-31 06:20:45.
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Austen’s World Wrap Up. March 24, 2016
Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency
Ridicules and RiticulesI asked in a reader group what topics people were interested in having covered on blogs these days and got a whole list of things that I’ll be tackling in the coming months, but the one that seemed the most … Continue reading →Jane Austen and Dialect by Tony GrantInquiring readers, It’s time to lay Downton Abbey reviews aside and return to Jane Austen, since that is where my passion lies. Tony Grant, London Calling, has been a contributor to this blog for many years. He has written a piece that is quite original – how would Darcy’s first proposal to Lizzie sound if […]
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Originally posted 2016-03-24 06:20:18.
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January 12, 2024
Austen’s World Wrap Up. March 17, 2016
Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency
Releases and NewsHello, Risky Readers! I am busy writing the third book in the Sinclair Series. This is Emily and Devon’s story. I’m about 30% in. It’s going about as okay as writing tends to go. I’d say this is the hard … Continue reading →Downton Abbey, Season 6, Christmas Special – Everything’s Neatly Tied Into a Sugar Spun BowDA Season 6 has come to an end. Tonight we watched the opening sequence live for the last time. Isis’s tail, the approach to the Abbey, the tingling of the bells will soon fade into memory, unless we watch the repeats. Viewers hope that sequels are in the works. What will happen to Tom? What […]
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Originally posted 2016-03-17 06:20:24.
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Austen’s World Wrap Up. March 10, 2016
Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency
Cranford & the Social Aspects of NeedleworkI thought for today’s post, I’d elaborate a little on my February post about needlework, and talk about the social aspects of needlework. As any crafter knows, there is an immense satisfaction in gifting your work to your friends and … Continue reading →War & PeaceBizarrely shown on three cable channels, A&E, Lifetime, and History, the BBC’s adaptation of War and Peace seems to have come and gone without much notice. And it deserves a lot of attention because this is one of the most … Continue reading →Digest powered by RSS Digest
Originally posted 2016-03-10 06:20:48.
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January 11, 2024
Austen’s World Wrap Up. March 3, 2016
Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency
A cover for non-devotional activityI had never heard of box pews until I started writing the Lively St. Lemeston series! However, they were much more common in England during the Regency than bench-style pews. Wikipedia explains: Box pews provided privacy and allowed the family … Continue reading →Downton Abbey S6 E8: The Marigold Silence of DOOMLet’s cut to the chase, shall we, and not be blindsided by the numerous side trips in Episode 8 of Season 6. After this week, the creators of Downton Abbey will have one meager episode left to tie a multitude of plotlines into one neat strand. Will Episode 9 leave viewers satisfied? Is it possible? […]
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Originally posted 2016-03-03 06:21:30.
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Austen’s World Wrap Up. February 25, 2016
Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency
An Afro-Russian NoblemanFebruary is Black History Month so I thought I’d go with the obvious theme. While I know a lot of you are familiar with the Chevalier Saint-Georges (champion fencer, friend of the Prince Regent, Marie Antoinette’s music teacher, forgotten composer … Continue reading →Book DiaryOver organized. That is one way that I describe myself. Sometimes that’s good (I do know where almost everything is in our house) and sometimes that’s bad (I really do try my best not to fiddle with Paul’s stacks of … Continue reading →Digest powered by RSS Digest
Originally posted 2016-02-25 06:23:30.
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January 10, 2024
Austen’s World Wrap Up. February 18, 2016
Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency
News from Carolyn – New Book, An Awesome Link, StuffHappy February! I have much to delight you with today, including some Shameless Self-Promotion but also a treasure trove of information. . . Let’s get the shameless self-promotion out of the way. The seventh book in my My Immortals series … Continue reading →Jane and the Waterloo Map: Interview with Stephanie Barron and Grand GiveawayInquiring readers: Jane Austen’s World blog is participating in a tour of Stephanie Barron’s new book, Jane and the Waterloo Map, wherein our favorite author turns sleuth in this Regency-era mystery. I have interviewed Stephanie Barron, author of this delightful mystery, and wished I had asked more questions! It is November, 1815. The Battle of […]
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Originally posted 2016-02-18 06:20:24.
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Austen’s World Wrap Up. February 11, 2016
Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency
A Stitch (or Two or Three) through Time“We are very busy making Edward’s shirts, and I am proud to say that I am the neatest worker of the party.” ~ Jane Austen to her sister Cassandra, 1 Sept. 1796 Needlework was an essential skill for women of … Continue reading →Jane Austen and the Waterloo Map Blog TourAmateur sleuth Jane Austen returns in Jane and the Waterloo Map, the thirteenth novel in Stephanie Barron’s delightful Regency-era mystery series. Award winning author Stephanie Barron tours the blogosphere February 2 through February 22, 2016 to share her latest release, Jane and the Waterloo Map (Being a Jane Austen Mystery). Twenty popular book bloggers specializing […]
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Originally posted 2016-02-11 06:20:46.
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January 9, 2024
Austen’s World Wrap Up. February 4, 2016
Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency
Coming Soon! Lavinia KentOn Friday, January 29, our guest will be Lavinia Kent, talking about her new book, Ravishing Ruby, out now from Loveswept. My friend Lavinia’s forte is writing sensual love scenes. Like the first two books in her Bound and Determined … Continue reading →Toogood’s onion pieIn Listen to the Moon (my new Regency romance about a valet and a maid who marry to get a plum job), Toogood makes an onion pie. “Are you fond of the Dymonds?” Sukey asked. “Of course.” He said it … Continue reading →Digest powered by RSS Digest
Originally posted 2016-02-04 06:20:58.
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Austen’s World Wrap Up. January 28, 2016
Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency
The Joy of Plot Bunnies. I mean Anecdotes.I stumbled across a very entertaining book from 1828 while doing a bit of research about Gentleman’s Clubs in London: The Clubs of London; with anecdotes of their members, sketches of character and conversations. It’s exactly the kind of fodder … Continue reading →Downton Abbey S6, E3 Recap and Review: Nibbly BitsInquiring readers: A poll I placed on this blog a few days earlier showed that people were generally more pleased with Episode One over Episode Two, but the votes were close between excellent or merely O.K. for both. As for my coverage, 80% of you like my irreverent recaps, and 20% did not, with %5 […]
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Originally posted 2016-01-28 06:20:40.
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