New Book Releases – May, 2012
May 2012 Book Releases – More New Book Releases from authors at The Beau Monde Chapter ( Regency historical ) of Romance Writers of America.
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Assembly Room – Roundup of Regency posts by Angelyn Schmid
Assembly Room – A Roundup of Regency and other historical posts byAngelyn Schmid Foolscap and a cockscomb–it’s amazing what you’ll find in the Beau Monde archives, with thanks to The Regency Redingote:Â http://bit.ly/JsU1P3 Regency mail (don’t you just love Susanna’s blog stationary?)Â http://bit.ly/IVW883
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Spotlight on Barbara Dawson Smith By Cheryl Bolen
Over the past few years, Cheryl Bolen has been publishing a Spotlight series of biographical sketches of a number of romance writers at her web site. She has graciously allowed us to re-post those biographical sketches here at the Beau Monde blog. Today, we begin with a biographical sketch of award-winning romance author, Barbara Dawson…
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A Romance Reader’s Pet Peeves: The 10 That Set Me On Edge Every Time! By Regan Walker
A Romance Reader’s Pet Peeves: The 10 That Set Me On Edge Every Time!  By Regan Walker All readers have their pet peeves and it’s why we love some romances and hate others. I found it rather cathartic to set mine to paper. I wanted to speak for other readers whose reviews I see on the…
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1812: A Turning Point in British History by Laurie Alice Eakes
1812: A Turning Point in British History by Laurie Alice Eakes For those of us immersed in the Regency time period, the year 1812 holds numerous significant incidents–incidents that set history on a course from the old world and into the new. Power changed hands in government and wars, the Industrial Revolution dug in its…
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Comfits — Regency Tic-Tacs®
A cross-post from The Regency Redingote: Not only did a great many people regularly brush their teeth during the years of the Regency, they were also concerned about bad breath when socializing with others. For that reason, many people carried small sweets about with them. In Shakespeare’s day they were called "kissing comfits," but by…
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Maria Edgeworth – Regency Promenade by Nancy Mayer
In our Regency Promenade today, Nancy Mayer looks at Maria Edgeworth, a prolific writer of adults’ and children’s literature who held advanced views on estate management, politics and education. Maria Edgeworth 1767-1849 “As a woman, my life, wholly domestic, can offer nothing of interest to the public.” Maria *****************  Maria Edgeworth was one of three children born to her father’s…
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Hannah More and Her Circle By Cheryl Bolen
Today, Cheryl Bolen reviews a book on Hannah More, who was an important figure campaigning for social reform in Regency England. But did you know that in her younger days the proper Hannah More had written for the stage and had become friendly with some of the leading lights of English theatre and literature? Once…
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TBM Forum Debut: Working on the Web
This month, the Beau Monde Chapter of the Romance Writers of America is pleased to announce the debut of a new section in the Chapters/Special Interest Groups area of the myRWA.org forum. This new section is entitled "Working on the Web." It is intended to be a place where Beau Monde members can come to…
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Of Jehus and Jarvies
A cross-post from The Regency Redingote: Readers of Regency romance novels are familiar with the ubiquitous figures of the jarvey and the Jehu on the box of one kind of vehicle or another. These two words are commonly used in modern writing interchangeably, as though they were synonymous. Yet, my reading of various Regency documents…
