Allen, Ralph
The mayor of Bath of is now largely a ceremonial position, but Ralph Allen as mayor (elected in 1742) and postmaster of …
Among the Janeite’s author coming to Denver
Deborah Yaffe, author of Among the Janeites, the definitive examination of the world of Jane Austen fandom, will be speaking to the …
Basic carriage driving
I was needing to learn some of the finer points of carriage driving when I discovered this video on YouTube. I do …
Bath chair:
The Bath chair largely supplanted the use of the sedan chair in the city of Bath. It could be either pushed from …
Bath, England:
Visit Bath is the official tourism website for the city that Jane built, and the Austen connections are numerous, although of course …
Baths, The Roman:
The Roman Baths drew visitors to the city of Bath with the promise of health and vitality from the waters of the …
Blackadder III:
If you want to be fully versed in the Georgian Era, just watch Blackadder III, starring Rowan Atkinson as Edmund Blackadder (Mr. …
Chawton House Library:
Chawton House Library is a UK charity with a collection of books focusing on women’s writing in English from 1600 to 1830. …
Christopher’s brainwave regarding Jane Austen’s Library Passage: Emma Thompson
Actually, this is not so much an update on my friend Christopher Sandrawich’s efforts protect Jane Austen’s Library Passage in Worthing as …
Dundas, Charles, 1st Baron Amesbury:
In a previous post, I mentioned my desire to include the Kennet and Avon canal in a Charlotte House affair, and I’m …
factualimagining:
I had found factualimagining once before and forgotten about it, only to find it again while searching for something else. During that …
Fairfax House:
It’s nowhere near Bath, but if in fact it is the “finest Geogian House in England” it deserves inclusion here. “Fairfax House …
Fashion Museum, Bath:
The Fashion Museum in Bath isn’t just about Jane Austen. Currently showing is What Will She Wear: The Enduring Romance of the …
Freshford:
Freshford.com is billed as “the websites for Bradford-on-Avon, Bath, Freshford, Limpley Stoke & Hinton Charterhouse,” but it’s not geared toward tourists with …
From Old Books
From Old Books is quite an interesting website with its mix of scans from old books and magazines (Atalanta Magazine from 1888 …
Gentleman’s Daughter, The:
What I’m reading The Gentleman’s Daughter: Women’s Lives in Georgian England by Amanda Vickery is a little bit of a slog for …
Georgian Group, The
“Britain’s architectural heritage is one of the nation’s greatest assets and the Georgian period (broadly 1700-1837) gave us some of our most …
Grand Tour, The:
Poor Fitzwilliam Darcy never had the advantage of the Grand Tour, owing to the unpleasantness that existed between England and France from …
I’m warming to A Gentleman’s Daughter
What I’m reading Don’t get me wrong, A Gentleman’s Daughter is still one of those books that can be used as a …
Jane Austen timeline
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Jane Austen’s “Library Passage” at risk
A friend from the Jane Austen Society Midlands (a chapter of the UK Jane Austen society) has asked me to pass along …
Journal of a Georgian Gentleman, The:
In the The Journal of a Georgian Gentleman, author Mike Rendell follows the life of his ancestor Richard Hall, a silk hosier …
Kentchurch Court:
To my knowledge, Kentchurch Court has no Jane Austen connection, but it was the stately home used for Regency House Party. It …
Lyme Park:
Because of the success of the 1995 BBC adaptation, Lyme Park in Cheshire is probably the best known movie representation of Pemberley, …
Mayor of Bath’s Corps of Honorary Guides walking tours:
The Mayor of Bath’s Corps of Honorary Guides conducts free (donations are accepted through the website; the guides do not accept tips), …
No means no, or does it?
“I am not now to learn,” replied Mr. Collins, with a formal wave of the hand, “that it is usual with young …
No. 1 Royal Crescent reopens
Charlotte House’s home when in Bath, No. 1 Royal Crescent, has reopened after a long renovation. The Georgian townhome had been split …
Our Tempestuous Day:
Our Tempestuous Day: A History of Regency England by Carolly Erickson is a great breezy read (appropriate considering the cover), dropping you …
Postal Museum, Bath:
We know as much of Jane Austen as we do because of her letters to her sister. By the 1800s, the postal …