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Regency Words: Monkey and money

By Anne | October 13, 2011 - 9:30 pm |October 13, 2011 Regency Words

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When a gentleman said he bet a monkey, what did he mean? 500 pounds, of course. A gentleman close to the River Tick might have Continue →

Regency Women of Character: Sarah Trimmer

By Anne | September 30, 2011 - 2:40 pm |September 30, 2011 Regency Women of Character

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Born in 1741, Sarah Trimmer nee Kirby was a writer, philanthropist and reformer whose focus on education and children’s literature helped influence a movement towards Continue →

Georgette Heyer: Friday’s Child

By anneglover | September 25, 2011 - 6:46 pm |September 25, 2011 0-1 Flames, Georgette Heyer

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When the incomparable Miss Milbourne spurns the impetuous Lord Sherington’s marriage proposal (she laughs at him-laughs!) he vows to marry the next female he encounters, Continue →

Candice Hern: A Proper Companion

By anneglover | September 23, 2011 - 7:43 pm |May 10, 2016 0-1 Flames, Candice Hern

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Robert, Lord Bradleigh, is a wealthy earl recently betrothed to a beautiful young girl in her first Season. Emily Townsend is an impoverished spinster hired Continue →