Category: Jane Austen

Austen’s World Wrap Up. January 11, 2018

Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency

  • Netley Abbey and the Gothic by Tony Grant
    Inquiring readers, Tony Grant, a blogger and contributor to this blog for a decade, has submitted this interesting post about Netley Abbey. He ties history, literature, poetry, and painting to Jane Austen’s fascination with the gothic novel, which led to her writing Northanger Abbey in her wonderfully satiric vein. Enjoy! My Memories of Netley Abbey […]
  • Artistic License and 12th Night Traditions
    The English count the 12 days of Christmas as starting on Christmas Day itself, so Christmastide, or the Twelve Days of Christmas culminate tonight with Twelfth Night, ushering in the Christian season of Epiphany. Which customs did people follow to … Continue reading

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Originally posted 2018-01-11 06:20:05.

Austen’s World Wrap Up. December 28, 2017

Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency

  • Guinea Pigs in Georgian England
    As most of you know, I love writing pets into my books. I’ve mostly stuck to dogs, but I think my current book is going to need a cavy. I know you’ve likely all seen the Elizabethan painting of the … Continue reading

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Originally posted 2017-12-28 06:20:19.

Austen’s World Wrap Up. December 21, 2017

Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency

  • 5th Annual Unusual Holiday Music Post
    I took a look and realized that this will be the fifth year I’m posting about holiday music. So be it! I love singing carols and attending holiday concerts. However, some holiday music (more what’s played in stores rather than … Continue reading
  • Jane Austen Christmas by Rachel Dodge
    Christmas with Jane Austen Many Austen fans enjoy thinking about how Jane and her family celebrated Christmas. They wonder, did she give gifts, “deck” the halls, or have a Christmas tree? As most Austen fans know, many of the Christmas traditions we might picture actually became popular during the Victorian Era. However, there are plenty […]

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Originally posted 2017-12-21 06:21:06.

Austen’s World Wrap Up. December 7, 2017

Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency

  • What To Give An Earl
    At this time of year many of us are engaged in a holiday ritual–what gifts to buy that special man in our lives. I’m here to help. Of course, you must first transport yourself to Regency England to discover what you … Continue reading
  • West Galleries –Singing in the Choir (Quire)
    One of my weekly joys is singing with my church choir. Our church is small, and so is our choir, often only six or eight people, just as I imagine a small rural parish church choir in Regency times might … Continue reading

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Originally posted 2017-12-07 06:20:30.

Austen’s World Wrap Up. November 23, 2017

Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency

  • This Butler’s Pantry Will Make You Gasp
    Inquiring readers, I had the immense pleasure recently of visiting The Breakers, the summer “cottage” of the Cornelius Vanderbilt family in Newport, R.I. Before walking through its marbled halls, I could only imagine the conspicuous consumption this enormous house represented in the gilded age. I was not disappointed. The social life in Newport during the […]
  • Jane Austen Movie Night
    This weekend I hosted the “Dining for Dollars” Jane Austen Movie Night I’ve been talking about. About twenty people attended and I think all had a lovely time. My goal with the menu was to serve foods based on period … Continue reading

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Originally posted 2017-11-23 06:20:15.

Austen’s World Wrap Up. November 9, 2017

Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency

  • That Bewitching Illustrated London News, or, Oooops, I Did It Again
    Dear Reader, I did it again. I went on Abebooks and bought another volume of the Illustrated London News I discovered another poor, abandoned volume of a nineteenth-century newspaper, sitting in a corner, crying piteously, so of course, I had … Continue reading
  • Papillote Curls
    One of the great things about writing historical romance is that I always come across something new in my research. Often such finds are serendipitous and always they give me the chance to add some historical detail that I otherwise … Continue reading

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Originally posted 2017-11-09 06:20:04.

Austen’s World Wrap Up. October 26, 2017

Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency

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Originally posted 2017-10-26 06:20:28.

Austen’s World Wrap Up. October 19, 2017

Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency

  • Two Regency Recipes
    Last time, I blogged about an event I’m organizing for my UU church’s “Dining for Dollars” fundraiser–a Jane Austen movie night with period refreshments. Since then, I’ve made progress on a menu.  It’s a fair-sized crowd (about 20 people) with … Continue reading

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Originally posted 2017-10-19 06:21:23.

Austen’s World Wrap Up. October 12, 2017

Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency

  • Advertisements in Newspapers & Magazines
    When you look at surviving copies of 19th-century periodicals (typically bound in volumes) today, you will perhaps notice a distinct lack of advertisements. Ads were printed on the wrapper (the cover) of single issues as well as on additional pages, … Continue reading
  • Heat and Light in Austen’s Novels (Part 2): Candles, by Rachel Dodge
    Just as fire was the centerpiece of most evening gatherings in Jane Austen’s time, candles also played a vital role in Regency life and culture. Today, family members work or read in separate rooms in the evening and go to bed at different times (due to the advent of electricity), but people in Austen’s day […]

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Originally posted 2017-10-12 06:20:11.