Georgian Cartoon for April
Cartoons give us a glimpse into politics, society, and manners. Sometimes they are an eye on fashion as well. Here’s the first of what I hope will be a monthly feature.
Similar Posts
Dandy Chargers Ride — The 2013 Season
A cross-post from The Regency Redingote: One of my favorite signs of Spring is the arrival in my email box of the Dandy Chargers annual schedule of appearances. For those of you who may not know, the Dandy Chargers are a group of gentlemen, and ladies, in Britain, who are aficionados of that particularly Regency…
Bronwen Evans- Featured Beau Monde Author
Bronwen Evans, today’s Featured Beau Monde Author, is a New Zealander who loves story – telling – gobbling up movies, books and theatre.
The Regency Had No Wallpaper
A cross-post from The Regency Redingote: Which is not to say that there were not many walls in many buildings throughout the Regency which were not covered with decorative paper. But not one scrap of that paper was called "wallpaper" during the Regency for the simple reason that the word "wallpaper" did not come into…
Mutant Regency Squirrels!
A cross-post from The Regency Redingote: Or not? Mostly, not. This past weekend, I read the fourth or fifth Regency novel in the last few years in which a scratching or rustling noise intrudes upon a clandestine meeting or stealthy activity in which the hero and heroine are engaged. The sounds come from the ground,…
The Sophistication of the Romance Novel by Cheryl Bolen
Today’s article is a verbal time capsule, courtesy of Cheryl Bolen, award-winning Regency romance author and Beau Monde member. This article was first published in 1999 and in it, Cheryl reflects on the differences between the romance novels published at the end of the last century and those of the 1980s. She also provides some…
Culpeper’s Complete Herbal Review By Cheryl Bolen
Many of us have run across references to the famed herbal by Nicholas Culpeper in the course of our research into various aspects of Regency medicine and horticulture. Though it was originally published in the mid-seventeenth century, it was still in print during the Regency. Not only was it still considered an important medical reference,…
One Comment
Comments are closed.
Love the Georgian cartoons. Give such great insights into the times