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Regency Reader Questions: Distance and Visits

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Regency Reader Question How many miles apart was considered to be close proximity by most people? Would eight miles apart have been considered close enough Continue →

Regency Advertisements: Troublesome Freckles and Facial Hair

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The ad appeared in the April 1817 issue of Ackermann’s Repository.  According to Plucked: A History of Hair Removal (Herzig, 2015) in the early 19th Continue →

Regency Advertisements: Clothes Balls

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This ad appeared in the April 1815 issue of Ackermann’s Repository. I wasn’t able to find much more about this “valuable discovery” so if any Continue →

Regency Advertisments: Shaving Cakes and See-Through Soap

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Vintage ad for Pear's

The ad copy appeared in the April 1817 issue of Ackermann’s Repository.  The image is from a later era, but showcases their many products. Pear’s Continue →