What I’m reading: If Walls Could Talk
If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home is Lucy Worsley’s followup book to her very enjoyable four-part BBC series …
What I’m reading: Narrow Boat
Narrow Boat by L.T.C. Rolt is his personal account of fitting out and then living with his new wife aboard the Cressy …
Bell pull
One of the jokes in My Particular Friend is that Charlotte House often yells out for the maid or footman rather than …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Glimpses of London’s Past:
Here’s a link I’ve shamelessly stolen from Jane Austen’s World: Glimpses of London’s Past from the University of Otago in Dunedin, New …
Two Nerdy History Girls:
Loretta Chase, a historical romance writer, and Susan Hollyway Scott, a historical novelist, write as Two Nerdy History Girls: “To us, the …
Stuff You Missed in History Class
Gosh darn, but these podcasts are addictive. Hosts Deblina Chakraborty and Sarah Dowdey take you on a wonderfully breezy tour of history, …
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 …