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Regency Pastimes: January 1824 London Theatre Productions

By Anne | January 6, 2025 - 7:04 am |January 18, 2025 Regency Pastimes

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Reviews and teasers appeared in the January 1824 issue of The Lady’s Monthly Museum.

Regency Hot Spots: London Inn (Plymouth)

By Anne | August 16, 2024 - 8:55 am |September 8, 2024 Regency Hot Spots

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The Picture of Plymouth; being a correct guide (etc.) of Plymoutz, Plymouth-Dock, Stonehouse, Stoke, … A list of the principal inhabitants of those towns. (1812). Continue →

Regency Pastimes: Raree Show

By Anne | November 26, 2022 - 7:52 am |December 13, 2022 Regency Pastimes

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The raree show, or peep show, was thought to have been created by the 13th century Italian protean Leon Batista Alberti. Made popular by the Continue →

Martha Waters: To Marry and to Meddle

By Anne | October 6, 2022 - 7:36 am |October 24, 2022 2-3 Flames, Book Review, Martha Waters

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A marriage of convenience story between a seemingly scandal immune debutante and a scandal-brothed younger son turned theatre entrepreneur was delightful. As the third in Continue →