Regency Reader

Cat Sebastian: Unmasked by the Marquess

By Anne | January 30, 2021 - 6:55 am |February 16, 2021 2-3 Flames, Book Review, Cat Sebastian

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The one you love… Robert Selby is determined to see his sister make an advantageous match. But he has two problems: the Selbys have no Continue →

Regency Household: A Bath

By Anne | January 28, 2021 - 6:34 am |February 9, 2021 Regency Household

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Appeared in the September 1820 issue of Ackermann’s Repository. It looks a bit like a mausoleum to me, but I have to confess that having Continue →

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 →

Alissa Baxter: The Earl’s Lady Geologist

By Anne | January 24, 2021 - 6:31 am |February 9, 2021 0-1 Flames, Alissa Baxter, Book Review, New on the Shelves

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Cassandra Linfield is a lady fossil collector who declares she will never marry as no man will ever take her studies seriously. When circumstances force Continue →