Tag Archives: Jane Austen

Cooling It on the Water: Regency Boating

by Gail Eastwood Posted on July 11, 2022

We looked at winter sports back in December 2020 and January 2021, and perhaps summer activities seem really obvious since when the sun shines and the days are warmer, what can’t be done outside? But some sports you might expect … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Life, Gail Eastwood, Regency, Uncategorized | Tagged Gail Eastwood, Jane Austen, Punting, Regency boating, Sailing History | Leave a comment

On Muffins

by Isobel Carr Posted on April 18, 2022

This past week, I witnessed an absolutely ridiculous attack on American writers (specifically) of Regency-set romances. A couple of English people declared that American writers as a whole simply didn’t know what they hell we were talking about and maybe … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged food, Isobel Carr, Jane Austen, Regency, research | 6 Comments

Shall We Dance? -Part 2

by Gail Eastwood Posted on July 16, 2019

Today I’ll continue the dance series I began on July 6, with some notes about the cotillion and the quadrille, dances which were common in the early Regency and the late Regency, respectively. While there is a great deal of … Continue reading →

Posted in Jane Austen, Music, Regency, Research, Uncategorized | Tagged Cotillion, Gail Eastwood, Jane Austen, Quadrille, Regency dance | 5 Comments

Deportment, Courtesy and All That

by Gail Eastwood Posted on February 9, 2018

Manners maketh man. William of Wykeham, Motto of Winchester College and New College, Oxford By odd coincidence, both my actor son Graham and Elena’s daughter Gaile are in rehearsals for theater productions of Jane Austen works going up in March. … Continue reading →

Posted in Jane Austen, Regency, Research, Writing | Tagged Deportment, Gail Eastwood, Jane Austen, Manners, Regency Etiquette | 3 Comments

Jane Austen Movie Night

by Elena Greene Posted on September 18, 2017

I’m planning what must be one of the most fun “Dining for Dollars” church-fundraisers ever—a Jane Austen movie night, with period foods. I love working out all the details for events like this. I’m working on a date and figuring … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Frivolity, Jane Austen | Tagged films, food, Jane Austen | 4 Comments

How Rich was Rich?

by Gail Eastwood Posted on February 3, 2017

Money is not an acceptable topic of conversation among the gently-bred, so I beg forgiveness for breaking the taboo. We people our books with wealthy, dashing characters who are the equivalents of today’s super rich –dukes and earls instead of … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Jane Austen, Regency, Research, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged Gail Eastwood, Jane Austen, Regency, research, Wealth | 11 Comments

Pondering Primary Sources, and Spring Cleaning!

by Gail Eastwood Posted on April 1, 2016

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 →

Posted in Research, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged Gail Eastwood, James Woodforde, Jane Austen, primary sources, research, spring cleaning | Leave a comment

Darcy is a … what? Lynn Messina tells all

by Janet Mullany Posted on December 30, 2015

I don’t know about you but I’ve become a bit jaded about Pride & Prejudice retellings. All that marital bliss, all that Darcy-Firth-wet shirt angsty goodness, but none of the wit and snarkiness of our dear Jane’s original. Until that … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest, Interviews, Jane Austen | Tagged gender-bending, Jane Austen, Lynn Messina, Prejudice & Pride, Pride & Prejudice | 9 Comments

Reading Abbey

by diane Posted on November 17, 2014

One of the unexpected treasures from the Duke of Wellington Tour was seeing the gatehouse of Reading Abbey. Reading Abbey is a set of ruins in the center of Reading in Berkshire founded by Henry I in 1121. It was destroyed … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Jane Austen | Tagged Berkshire, Jane Austen, Reading Abbey, Reading and Writing | 6 Comments

How Did You Get Hooked? The Origins of Our Addiction (to Historical Romance)

by Gail Eastwood Posted on November 7, 2014

How did you fall in love with historical romance stories, as a genre? Last weekend’s “Fall Back in Time” campaign had a lovely nostalgic twist to it when people posted photos of beloved old historical romances that set them … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading, Risky Book Talk, Writing | Tagged books, Gail Eastwood, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Reading and Writing | 13 Comments

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Tag Archives: Jane Austen

Cooling It on the Water: Regency Boating

On Muffins

Shall We Dance? -Part 2

Deportment, Courtesy and All That

Jane Austen Movie Night

How Rich was Rich?

Pondering Primary Sources, and Spring Cleaning!

Darcy is a … what? Lynn Messina tells all

Reading Abbey

How Did You Get Hooked? The Origins of Our Addiction (to Historical Romance)

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