Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency

• Servitude: a Poem written by a Footman
  Robert Dodsley was popularly known as the footman poet! Wikipedia explains: In 1729 Dodsley published his first work, Servitude: a Poem written by a Footman…and a collection of short poems, A Muse in Livery, or the Footman’s Miscellany, was published … Continue reading →
• Diane Rehm Interviews “Eligible” Author, Curtis Sittenfeld
  In 2011, The Austen Project approached best-selling author Curtis Sittenfeld to write a modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice, which she entitled Eligible (out in bookstores now). On Thursday, April 21, 2016, Diane Rehm, one of my favorite radio hosts, interviewed Sittenfeld regarding her new novel. As the interview wore on it became obvious to […]

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Originally posted 2016-05-05 06:21:36.

Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency

• A Duchess in Her Own Right
  This is a topic that always gets people talking and scheming. HOW can we pull this off!!!?!!! Is there a way to make my heroine a duchess in her own right? The answer is yes, but you’d have to model … Continue reading →
• Research Ahead, Plus Book News
  I’ve been head down working on book three in my Sinclair Sisters series and am at the point where I think the basic plot is in place and a few interesting themes and developments have emerged. I’ve only just begun … Continue reading →

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Originally posted 2016-04-28 06:20:17.

Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency

• Emma Woodhouse’s Surrey
    Inquiring readers: Here’s another delightful contribution from the ever creative Tony Grant. If you can’t get enough of his work and photographs, visit his blog, London Calling, where he shares his images from his many trips all over Great Britain. A little over 200 hundred years ago (December, 2015), Emma was first published. This […]

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Originally posted 2016-04-21 06:21:51.

Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency

• Regency Woman’s Work: Painting
    When studying a woman’s role in the Regency era, one truly appreciates the great strides today’s Western women have made in making personal choices and leading interesting and independent lives. In Jane Austen’s day, women from all walks of life were constrained by their family, society’s mores, and unfair laws that prevented all but […]
• Pondering Primary Sources, and Spring Cleaning!
  How many of you researchers love primary sources? Is anyone’s hand NOT raised? One of the things I love best about researching is that moment when you stumble across some telling tiny detail that just resonates…. Diaries, letters, and other … Continue reading →

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Originally posted 2016-04-14 06:20:34.