Regency Men – Page 16 – Regency Reader

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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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 Fashion: Tailors’ Prices for Men’s Clothing (1830)

By Anne | January 8, 2021 - 6:51 am |January 13, 2021 Regency Fashion, Regency Men

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The whole art of dress! or, The road to elegance and fashion, at the enormous saving of thirty per cent!!! By a cavalry officer (1830) Continue →

Regency Culture and Society: An Introduction to Your Neighbors

By Anne | December 31, 2020 - 11:31 am |January 11, 2021 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Customs, Regency Men

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This advice is primarily for gentlemen in a chapter that is essentially making and keeping friends. A System of Etiquette (1805) Want more on the Continue →

Regency Culture and Society: A Gentleman’s Etiquette for Acknowledging Superiors

By Anne | December 18, 2020 - 1:05 pm |December 31, 2020 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Men

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These recommendations, from A System of Etiquette (1805), are made for gentlemen to acknowledge other gentlemen of greater rank, age, or “superior knowledge” and also, Continue →