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Regency Men: Henry Luttrell

By Anne | September 24, 2024 - 6:56 am |October 14, 2024 Regency Men

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The Beaux of the Regency, Volume 2 (1908) By the 1820s, Luttrell was publishing volumes of poetry and theatrical satires, although more serious literary figures Continue →

Regency Fashion: Cravate a la Maratte

By Anne | October 20, 2021 - 6:43 am |November 9, 2021 Regency Fashion, Regency Men

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The studied careless of this cravat later described as “A lasso like sling round the neck…in its rude freedom” comes from The Art of Tying the Continue →

Regency Hot Spots: Argyll Rooms

By Anne | August 26, 2017 - 7:57 am |September 26, 2017 Regency Hot Spots

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“At the corner of Little Argyll Street formerly stood the Argyll Rooms. The establishment was founded under the auspices of Colonel Greville, a noted sportsman Continue →

Nightmare Abbey: Thomas Love Peacock

By Anne | April 25, 2012 - 3:58 pm |April 25, 2012 Regency Literature

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Not being able to resist such a title and promise of gothic romance satire, I found a freebie copy of Thomas Love Peacock’s Nightmare Abbey Continue →