I am so excited to unveil the soon to be launched RegRom.com! I am migrating the blog to a more robust platform that will allow me to better organize reviews, history, and other postings to make it user friendly…and a lot of fun. I would love to hear your feedback over the next several … Continue reading
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From the Desk of Anne: Regency Hero Dress Up
I stumbled upon this amazing time suck: http://savivi.deviantart.com/#/d1oj4iz where a clever, clever girl has designed a Regency Hero dress up interactive where you can design your own Regency Hunk! Dress him up as a scarred, quizzing glass having red coat or make him a gentleman in inexpressibles with a voluminous greatcoat to match his flowing hair! I know … Continue reading
Regency Culture and Society: Furniture
I have furniture on the brain. DH and I are redeco-ing our living room after a kitchen remodel, and I have been scouring craigslist and vintage shops for the perfect pieces to during our living/family room in to the perfect lounging and entertainment destination. Most of our furniture has been hand-me-downs, furniture we have hung … Continue reading
Regency Culture and Society: Graffiti
Don’t you hate it when media gives the modern age credit for all the black eyes on humanity?! As if violence, crime, and other social ills were proprietary to contemporary culture. On one of my many year abroad late night tramps across the Midland country side, one of our favorite haunts was Kenilworth Castle. What … Continue reading
Top Fifty Funny Regency Romances
I have been noticing a lot of searches popping up for readers on the hunt for funny Regencies. As I also enjoy a good chortle or lol while reading, I was happy to pull together a lengthy list of my favorite funny Regency romance novels. I have separated the list into 30 clean romances and 20 mature … Continue reading
Regency Culture and Society: A Primer on Household Staff
The mark of one’s consequence in Regency England could be said to measured by the number of a household’s servants. Jane Austen’s novels often make references to servants as a matter of status: Mrs Bennet explained quite sharply to him that they were very well able to afford a good cook and that her daughters … Continue reading
Regency Villians: Mrs. Drummond Burrell
We all know that during the Regency era, persona non gratis included Old Boney, the wicked Lord Byron, and assorted other historical figures. Yet, there are also a list of other, lesser known historical figures that sometimes get painted in less than favorable lights. Recently, I have read several books which present Mrs. Drummond Burrell … Continue reading
Regency Valentines: Around the Worldly, Wide Web
Checking in to my twitter feed, I noticed two wonderful posts in honor of today’s holiday and connections to the Regency World. http://impulsivehearts.wordpress.com/ Impulsive Hearts compiled a wonderful round up of posts about Valentine’s Day in the Regency era. History buffs will love the assortment of facts and opinions on love’s most popular holiday. Two Nerdy … Continue reading
Regency Lexicon: Fustian
Did you know that fustian is actually a thick cotton and flax (linen) woven fabric? I actually pride myself in knowing quite a bit about textiles, but I had never heard the word. Pronounced something like fust-chien, the word is also synomous with bombast (which also can mean cotton wool blend or pompous, inflated speech or writing) and … Continue reading
Valentine’s Day Gifts: Love and Words
Gifts for the Ones You Love: This Continent Called Love, Quotations from Nobel Prize Winners by David Pratt. $0.99 from Smashwords.com 500 quotations on love in all its forms from Nobel Laureates. Combining love with wisdom, it will delight readers of all ages. Perfect for speeches at weddings and anniversaries. Send it to sweethearts, mothers, … Continue reading
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