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Regency Advertisements: Mr. Horder, the elegant dancing or fencing master

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  Appearing in 1807 La Belle Assemblee, the ad for Mr. Horder’s services does make you wonder why he removed from his Academy to teach Continue →

Regency Reader Questions: Dining in Hotels

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Regency Reader Question I’ve just finished & enjoyed Rose Lerner’s well-researched “True Pretenses” set in a country town in 1808. In it, the hero invited Continue →

Regency Advertisements: John Ingram’s Furniture Warehouse

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Appearing in La Belle Assemblee in 1807, this ad for John Ingram’s furniture warehouse appeals to the upper orders. I found a later ad in Continue →