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Author Archives: Nancy Lawrence
The Sad Tale of Lydia Bennet and Other Women Like Her
Lydia Bennet was fifteen years old when she fell under the spell of George Wickham in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Willful and foolish, she eloped with Wickham less than a year after making his acquaintance, leaving her family stunned … Continue reading
I learned a new Regency word last week …
… and that word is girandole. A girandole is a type of wall sconce for use with candles. Typically, girandoles had a backing made of mirrors or tin or some other reflective material that would increase the candles’ light. They … Continue reading
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Let’s Take a Trip, Regency-style
When I first began reading Georgette Heyer’s Regency romances, I was intrigued by the world she created. Prior to reading her novels I never gave a thought to how people really lived in the early 1800s, even though I’ve always … Continue reading
Eeewww, Grose!
Captain Robert Grose published his Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue in 1798, and Regency-era aficionados have been using it to bring life and a little sass to their stories and articles ever since. The next time you settle down for … Continue reading
Acting Up in Regency England
When it comes to traditional Regency romances, there are some plots elements that are popular staples of the genre. There’s the elopement to Gretna Green plot. Or the plot about the rich relative’s will that dictates a man and woman must … Continue reading
Mr. Darcy and “That Shirt”
When it comes to “Pride and Prejudice” on the big and small screens, I’ve watched every available version, from “Lizzie Bennet’s Diary” to the this year’s “Zombies” to the 1940 Hollywood film starring Laurence Olivier and Greer Garson. Of all … Continue reading
Yeah, I bought more books. Got a problem with that?
My To-Be-Read pile is sky high. I probably have more books waiting to be read than any one person can hope to get through. So last week I did the only reasonable thing I could do as a healthy, devoted … Continue reading
A Mansfield Park Puzzle for You
I love puzzles of all kinds: jigsaw puzzles that overtake my dining table, Sudoku puzzles of the fiendishly difficult variety, and those wordy logic puzzles where I have to figure out how many bakers got off the train in Philadelphia. Every … Continue reading
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