Regency Pastimes: Shuttlecock

The Book of Games, Or, A History on [i.e. Of] Juvenile Sports Practised at the Kingston Academy: Illustrated with Twenty-four Copperplates. (1822). United States: George Long, no. 71 Continue

The Book of Games, Or, A History on [i.e. Of] Juvenile Sports Practised at the Kingston Academy: Illustrated with Twenty-four Copperplates. (1822). United States: George Long, no. 71 Continue

Cox, N. (1815). The Nobleman and Gentleman’s Recreation. United Kingdom: J. Smeeton. Mentions of bat fowling appear in Shakespeare, but apparently was a common practice for hunting birds at night Continue

Moniker/Name Amanda Source of Question Just curious Your Question Hi, I’ve been looking at the diaries of a Regency woman, Fanny Chapman that were posted Continue

I needed a laugh, and Pierce Egan delivered: Egan, P. (1807). Sporting Anecdotes: Original and Select; Including Characteristic Sketches of Eminent Persons who Have Appeared on the Turf: Continue