Linda Banche is today’s featured Beau Monde Author and she is going to tell us her writing story.
How Much Do I Know About the Regency? More than I used to. *g* I will never know everything, but part of the fun is finding out new things.
Christine Wells, today’s Featured Beau Monde Author, was a corporate lawyer before resigning to write romance novels.
Bronwen Evans, today’s Featured Beau Monde Author, is a New Zealander who loves story – telling – gobbling up movies, books and theatre.
By this time, it was often hard to decide if it was worth sending a letter at all: the cost of a letter could be as much as a day’s wages for a working man. It became a matter of importance to get around the cost in one way or another.
The British Post office has issued stamp booklets with illustrated covers for many years, and they ran two series showing costumes through the ages. These three were designed by Eric Stemp, printed by Harrisons & Sons Limited.
Following on from our last exploration of the what every historian ‘Must See’ when in New York City for the Romance Writers of America conference, we take another peek at the Frick Collection. Turkish Taste at the Court of Marie-Antoinette will be exhibited from June 8, 2011, through September 11, 2011. Turquerie, a term that came into use in the…
Thomas Hope & the Regency style from the Victoria and Albert Museum tells of the life of Thomas Hope (1769–1831) when he was influential as a designer, design reformer and collector.
Elaine Golden, today’s Featured Beau Monde Author, is our current, and wonderfully efficient, Treasurer for the Beau Monde Chapter.
At the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, there is a wonderful summary of fashion in the 19th century. There’s a snippet below and more is available at their site.
Shereen Vedam is today’s Featured Beau Monde Author.
She has sold a regency short story to The Wild Rose press.