Although a “trifling” class of medicine, gargles were employed during the Regency to help allieviate symptoms like sore throats, dry mouth, or simply a dirty mouth.
Domestic Medicine, Or, A Valuable Treatise on the Prevention and Cure of …, 1804
Scottish singer Emma Bryson travels to London determined to fulfill a deathbed promise to her mother to sing for the Queen. Her debut at a fashionable salon starts brilliantly but ends in disaster when the usually poised Emma tumbles backwards and lands on the champagne-buffed boots of Philip Henry Jamison, the earl of Blackbourne and London's most eligible bachelor.
A heroic duke, a Scottish peasant, and love! What could go wrong? For the Love of a Scottish Lass is a mixture of love's second chance and rags-to-riches tropes. It is available exclusively on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited.
Slang and Phrases of the Regency
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