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Austen’s World Wrap Up. September 22, 2016

Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency

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Bread Pudding: Regency Style
I came across this recipe for bread pudding  from 1815 and since I love bread pudding I decided to make it. Image of the recipe below. When I was in the kitchen about to make it I took a screen … Continue reading →

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Austen’s World Wrap Up. September 15, 2016

Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency

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New Research Books, or, Dicky Doyle Forever!
As you know, one of my favorite 19-th century illustrators & PUNCH-men is Richard Doyle, who joined the staff of the magazine when he was just 19 years old, and who designed the iconic cover of PUNCH just a few … Continue reading →

Georgiana at Chatsworth
Perhaps one of the most famous Duchesses of Devonshire is Georgiana Cavendish nee Spencer, wife of the 5th Duke. Georgiana was eclipsed, perhaps, only by Deborah Cavendish, the youngest of the famous Mitford sisters and whom I consider the savior … Continue reading →

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Austen’s World Wrap Up. September 1, 2016

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Wilt thou yet confess?
Hi everyone! I’m reposting an old History Hoydens post today, about Regency ghosts. When I wrote it, I was working on a book with a ghost character. The book is now under my bed, but who knows what the future … Continue reading →

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Austen’s World Wrap Up. August 25, 2016

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Research as Routine
I  say all the time that I’m a pantser, not a plotter, but I’ve come to realize that’s only partially true. I do plot, or at least I research towards plot. When I’m in the “thinking” phase of starting a … Continue reading →

Read-A-Romance-Month
Did you know that August is Read A Romance month? it’s a growing movement started by romance advocate Bobbi Dumas who reviews for NPR, the New York Times and Kirkus.  Click on this link for details on RARM:  http://www.readaromancemonth.com/abou... This year I … Continue reading →

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Austen’s World Wrap Up. August 18, 2016

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Poll! What kind of Regency Heroine / Hero Would you Be?
There are two polls. Feel free to answer one or both or write your own in the comments. For either poll, please imagine the love interest of your choice. Heroine   Hero  

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Austen’s World Wrap Up. August 11, 2016

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Dining Out in the Regency
Have you been out to dinner at a nice restaurant lately? When you told your friends, did they look at you with pity and then gossip about you behind your back? Is your reputation ruined? How times change, LOL! The … Continue reading →

Fairy Tales, More Fairy Tales, a Mouse Skeleton, & Tomcat Murr: Castle of the Wolf
Last month I re-released Castle of the Wolf, a novel that was originally published back in 2007. It is a gothic romance — well, at least, it was planned as one, only then the lady with the sturdy boots turned … Continue reading →

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Austen’s World Wrap Up. August 4, 2016

Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency

Student Essay Contest Winners Announced
Winners of the 2016 JASNA Essay Contest are announced. The winning essays in all categories are posted.

100 of your closest friends
A retreat. Sylvan peace and lots of writing. Sort of. That’s what I was doing last week, at a writers’ retreat in NC (and I have to say it, but the south is weird. Just weird. Sorry, y’all. But that’s … Continue reading →

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Austen’s World Wrap Up. July 28, 2016

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Regency Riding Habits
In my last post I talked about the difference between morning gowns and walking costumes and other “informal” types of dress. Today we’re going to take a peek at riding habits. Habits are something you’re probably all familiar with, at … Continue reading →

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Austen’s World Wrap Up. July 21, 2016

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A Story in Pictures
THIS coat. He was out walking. That’s all. A little moody and sad because his favorite uncle died about a year ago and left him dukedom and loads of money. But never mind that. It’s cold and he’s out walking. … Continue reading →

Audley End – From Jacobean Splendor to Taxidermied Birds
“The rooms are high and hung with beautiful tapestries […] [and] the staircases are built with peculiar comfort: after every five steps there is a landing so that one can rest and does not get out of breath.” Johann Ernst … Continue reading →

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Austen’s World Wrap Up. July 7, 2016

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Regency shop windows
The above caricature shows a printseller/publisher’s shop window with what mostly appears to be books on display. Windows with lots of small panes were popular in Regency storefronts for at least two reasons (maybe more—I’m not sure how good the … Continue reading →

Visiting Sotterley Plantation, MD
I went on a field trip yesterday with a bunch of museum/history geeks to Sotterley Plantation, in Hollywood. (No, not that Hollywood. The one in Maryland.) It’s on the Patuxent River and is the only tidewater plantation open to the … Continue reading →

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