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Regency Culture and Society: Disappointed Hopes

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This article appeared in the August 1803 issue of The Lady’s Monthly Museum, and describes a scene familiar from literature and Regency romances about disappointed Continue →

Regency Advertisements: Lost Happiness Regained (in other words, abortions)

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I learn the most interesting things about Regency society reading the advertisments.  Take this week’s knowledge on book prices, or when I learned powdered drinks Continue →

Regency Hot Spots: Argyll Rooms

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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 →

Regency Advertisements: Corsets for the Country

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Appearing in the 1817 Ackermann’s Repository, this ad for corsets promises even those languishing provincially may have a London corset fitted to form: The image Continue →