Regency Reader

Regency Fashion: Padded Calves

By Anne | April 26, 2026 - 7:12 am |April 24, 2026 Regency Fashion

George Cruikshank’s omnibus, ed. by L. Blanchard. (1842). United Kingdom: (n.p.). The fashion of padded calves started in the Georgian era, particularly circa 1780s, where a manly calf Continue →

Regency Hot Spots: Richmond via the Thames

By Anne | April 24, 2026 - 8:13 am |April 18, 2026 Regency Hot Spots

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A View of London: Or, the Stranger’s Guide Through the British Metropolis …. (1803). United Kingdom: B. Crosby. Steamboat services on the Thames began operating in about 1815, Continue →

Regency Dish: Cooked Vegetable Salads and Small Shell Fish Salads

By Anne | April 22, 2026 - 10:04 am |April 18, 2026 Regency Dish

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L. (1827). Domestic Economy, and Cookery: For Rich and Poor; Containing an Account of the Best English, Scotch, French, Oriental, and Other Foreign Dishes; Preparations of Broths Continue →

Sheridan Parsons: The Little Regency Bookshop

By Anne | April 18, 2026 - 8:20 am |April 16, 2026 0-1 Flames, Book Review, Novellas, Sheridan Parsons

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A second chance romance between two late forties MCs set in a small village in Devon is a low-angst, kisses only novelette – so a Continue →

Regency Literature: Romance of the Forest

By Anne | April 16, 2026 - 7:42 am |April 11, 2026 Regency Literature

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In Emma, Harriet Smith recommends Romance of the Forest to Mr Martin. His failure to find and read the book is fodder for Emma’s campaign Continue →

Regency Men: Pierce Egan

By Anne | April 12, 2026 - 7:52 am |April 13, 2026 Regency Men

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Pierce Egan was a suburban Londoner, likely from Irish parents, who established himself as a sportswriter and then became a huge cultural influencer, particularly for Continue →

Alexandra Vasti: Ladies in Hating

By Anne | April 10, 2026 - 8:14 am |April 9, 2026 2-3 Flames, Alexandra Vasti, Book Review

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CW: homophobia, physical/emotional abuse, grief, estrangement/abandonment, death Sometimes a book finds you at the right moment, the universe delighting in a little synchronicity to give Continue →

Regency Advertisements: Tack

By Anne | April 20, 2026 - 8:30 am |April 27, 2026 Regency Advertisements

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“GLOCESTERS HIRE. TACK FOR CATTLE, HORSES, & SHEEP, in Minsterworth Ham, upon the usual Terms, with Liberty of changing at the Will the Tacker. All Persons Continue →