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Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (45)

By Anne | September 14, 2026 - 7:52 am |September 12, 2026 Regency Culture and Society
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This is the forty-fifth post in our Men and Manners, Maxims for life by a Gentleman (Men and Manners ; Or, Concentrated Wisdom. 4th Ed. Continue →

Tagged 1800s, 19th century, etiquette, manner, men, men and manners, regency, Regency England

Regency Advertisements: Gothic Mahogany Desk and Bookcase

By Anne | September 12, 2026 - 7:09 am |September 4, 2026 Regency Advertisements
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This ad appeared in the Stamford Mercury on June 4, 1790. Admittedly, five years before the long Regency but nonetheless the ad paints a picture.

Tagged 1800s, 19th century, furniture, regency, regency ads, regency advertisements, regency adverts

Regency Literature: Found Text/Manuscript

By Anne | September 8, 2026 - 7:03 am |September 4, 2026 Regency Literature
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I have completed my wild adventure with Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto (review to post next) as part of my annual mission for Autumnal Continue →

Tagged 1800s, 19th century, Castle of Otranto, found document, found manuscript, found text, Frankenstein, gothic literature, Jane Austen, northanger abbey, regency, Regency England

Regency Women of Character: Maria Garcia

By Anne | September 6, 2026 - 8:24 am |September 4, 2026 Regency Women of Character
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Maria Garcia, styled as La Belle Espagnole, was a popular pantomime and tightrope performer in London, mostly at Sadler’s Wells, between 1785 and 1796. Believed Continue →

Tagged 1800s, 19th century, black women, la belle espagnole, maria garcia, Regency England, therese tallien, women
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