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Top Ten: Hist-Ro Summer Reads

By anneglover | July 2, 2010 - 6:02 am |August 17, 2015 Anne Mallory, Brenda Joyce, Eloisa James, Georgette Heyer, Jenna Petersen, Lisa Kleypas, Mary Balogh, New on the Shelves, Rose Lerner, Tasha Alexander, Top Ten

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As the weather finally heats up here in the Pac. NW, it puts me in mind to pack up the tote and jaunt off to Continue →

Regency Hot (R-Rated) Spots: 28 Charlotte Street

By anneglover | May 28, 2010 - 2:23 am |May 28, 2010 Regency Hot Spots

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As a crow flies north of Soho in London, Theresa Berkley made a living spanking naughty gentlemen. The inventor of the “chevalet” or “Berkley Horse”, Continue →

Regency Men: William “Silver Billy” Beldham

By Anne | May 19, 2010 - 6:58 pm |November 11, 2021 Regency Men

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Unfortunately, an exhaustive search bore no fruit in the form of a good picture of Silver Billy in his heyday, only the loose portrait above. Continue →

Regency Dish: Breath Mints

By anneglover | May 17, 2010 - 6:11 pm |May 17, 2010 Regency Dish

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In 1780 London company Smith & Company released a new stomach aid called Altoids. Smith & Company merged with confectioner Callard & Bowser in 1837. Continue →