Sarah Jane Downing: Beauty and Cosmetics in the Time of Jane Austen (Non-Fiction)

During the annual survey this year, a Regency Reader asked for more non-fiction reviews. What a good excuse for me to start up something I Continue

During the annual survey this year, a Regency Reader asked for more non-fiction reviews. What a good excuse for me to start up something I Continue

This ad appeared in the January 1818 edition of La Belle Assemblée.

This ad appeared in the August 1817 issue of La Belle Assemblée.

This ad appeared in the October 1817 issue of La Belle Assemblee. Olio Novello means harvest olive oil. Olive oil is know to gradually make Continue