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Regency Pastimes: Boxiana, the art of pugilism

By Anne | January 26, 2021 - 7:06 am |February 4, 2021 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Literature, Regency Men, Regency Pastimes

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boxing prints from early 19th century

In 1810, Pierce Egan (noted sportwriter/journalist) had a series of prizefighting articles published on prize-fighting and boxing. They were bound up and a first volume, Continue →

Regency Hot Spots: Paternoster Row

By Anne | February 20, 2019 - 6:57 am |March 8, 2019 Regency Hot Spots, Regency Literature

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The center of London’s publishing trade since as early as the 1550s, Paternoster Row in the City of London may have originally started as the Continue →

Regency Words: Lines of Poetry

By Anne | August 8, 2018 - 7:21 am |August 10, 2018 Regency Literature, Regency Words

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Appeared in the July 1800 issue of The Lady’s Monthly Museum. In every odd Regency, one of the characters is an inspiring poet. I thought Continue →

Regency Advertisements: Attention Drawing Masters, Governesses, and Preceptors of Youth in General

By Anne | December 8, 2017 - 10:10 am |December 20, 2017 Regency Advertisements, Regency Literature

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Appeared in the November 1817 issue of Ackermann’s Repository. I love also the ad for the Lady and Gentleman’s Polite Assistant!

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