Georgian Cartoon for April

ByCaroline Warfield April 5, 2023May 1, 2023

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.

Featured Member Author

Featured Member for August: Meredith Bond
ByCaroline Warfield August 28, 2023March 5, 2024

QG: When did you first get hooked (and what hooked you) on the Regency era? The first Regency romance I ever read was Friday’s Child by Georgette Heyer. Her dialogue was nothing like anything I’d ever read before. It was funny and just so outlandish I sat and giggled my way through the book. I…

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New Release Books

Members’ Regency Fiction Releases for October 2023
ByCaroline Warfield October 9, 2023March 5, 2024

On the 1st of each month, Regency Fiction Writers publishes our FREE online newsletter, The Regency Reader, to anyone interested in Regency Fiction (1780-1840). The publication features author interviews, tidbits about the Regency era, and a listing of new titles from members and non-members. Members’ releases also appear here on the blog. Submit your Regency-set…

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Featured Member Author

Madelynne Ellis – Featured Beau Monde Author
BySuziLove October 1, 2011May 14, 2016

Madelynne Ellis is today’s Featured Beau Monde Author. Madelynne has a healthy obsession with a certain Japanese rock star, drinks decaf out of preference, and enjoys scaring the wobblies out of people at gothic horror weekends. Multi-published in both traditional print and ebook formats, Madelynne began writing in 1996 after escaping the Hotel California, the…

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Comestibles

Stilton Cheese (for Abigail) by Susanna Ives
ByKathryn Kane July 30, 2014February 15, 2016

Susanna Ives, author of Wicked Little Secrets, provides us with two different sets of instructions for making Stilton cheese, one from the Regency and another from the early Victorian period. This quintessentially English cheese now enjoys protected status by the European Commission based on its location of origin. But before the twentieth century, Stilton was…

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Christine Wells – Featured Beau Monde Author
BySuziLove June 19, 2011March 27, 2012

Christine Wells, today’s Featured Beau Monde Author, was a corporate lawyer before resigning to write romance novels.

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Amusements

Hark the What? by Regina Scott
ByKathryn Kane December 23, 2013June 16, 2019

Christmas carols and the practice of caroling during the Regency bear little similarity to the traditions with which we are so familiar today. Regency author, Regina Scott, whose new book, The Wife Campaign, was released this month, shares some insights into the caroling practices which were typical during the Regency, as well some history of…

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