Regency
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Cover Reveal | “Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Lord” by Celeste Connally
I promised I had more fun book things to share with you in yesterday’s post – and today I’m really thrilled to be able to share the cover of Celeste Connally’s upcoming novel, Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Lord. About the book… The first in a new Regency-era mystery series, Act Like A read more
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New Podcast | History Extra, “Jane Austen’s England”
Happy (belated!) new year everyone! I’ve been a little quiet over the festive period, but have some fun things to share really soon I’ve been really enjoying reading and researching! I’m really thrilled to kick off the new year by sharing that today’s BBC History Extra podcast has me in the hot seat answering questions read more
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Mr Malcolm’s List Review for BSECS Criticks
Hello! I feel like I start every post recently apologising for being a little quiet – this summer has been exciting for so many reasons but the main one is that I finally got married with our family and UK friends around us! To cut a long story short – we eloped two years ago read more
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On my period drama radar | June & July 2022
We are spoilt over the next couple of weeks for period dramas in my opinion (and as you can see, I’ve been re-watching my favourites from the cover photo of this blog) – an embarrassment of Regency riches, as well as one big musical biopic, that I am desperate to get to see. Here’s what read more
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Bridgerton Season 2 Review for BSECS Criticks
Hello! I’ve been a bit quiet recently – I started a new job, and have been doing lots of writing, but none of it has made it onto my blog… soon, I promise, I have so many ideas and have planned in time to get working on them! But I wanted to share something I read more
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What to read if you love “Bridgerton”
Once you’ve read Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton books in order, and devoured the new episodes of Bridgerton Season 2, what’s next? read more
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Rereading Jane Austen | Pride and Prejudice
To continue my rereading Austen series (find my blog on Sense and Sensibility here), here are my thoughts on Austen’s second novel, and my favourite, Pride and Prejudice. I’ve been rereading it in conjunction with writing a lecture on it, which has meant that more so than ever, I’ve been thinking about the novel in read more
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Mini-Post | Cassandra Austen
Born on this day in 1773, Cassandra Austen was the most beloved elder sister of Jane Austen. The affection between the two sisters, according to their relation Anne Lefroy, “passed the common love of sisters; and it had been so from childhood”. They went to school together, were immersed in a clever and artistic family, read more
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Review | Why you need to binge watch “Bridgerton” immediately
Netflix dropped its latest bingeworthy series, Bridgerton, on Christmas Day, and here is my post to sing its praises and request that not only can we please have a second series, but also that Shonda Rhimes, and her production company Shondaland, be in charge of making even more period drama series. I’ll try not to read more
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Review: “Jane Austen’s Inspiration: Beloved Friend Anne Lefroy”, by Judith Stove
I’ve been lucky enough to start working with the lovely people at Pen and Sword books in reviewing history books – and could my first choice be anything but Jane Austen themed? Judith Stove’s “Jane Austen’s Inspiration: Beloved Friend Anne Lefroy” looks to Jane’s close friend (and aunt to the famous love interest of Jane’s, read more
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