Regency Reader

Regency Culture and Society: Debates for the Ladies

By Anne | October 6, 2017 - 12:58 pm |October 17, 2017 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Men, Regency Pastimes

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I discovered this treasure in the October 1808 issue of Lady’s Monthly Museum and thought I would share. I particularly love the hypothetical husband nicknames.

Regency Travel: English Travelers Behaving Badly

By Anne | September 12, 2017 - 12:09 pm |September 20, 2017 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Travel

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Appearing in the September 1817 edition of Ackermann’s Repository, this is a first hand account of British travelers becoming persona non grata all over Europe. Continue →

Regency Culture and Society: Disappointed Hopes

By Anne | August 30, 2017 - 8:09 am |September 7, 2017 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Customs, Regency Literature

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This article appeared in the August 1803 issue of The Lady’s Monthly Museum, and describes a scene familiar from literature and Regency romances about disappointed Continue →

Regency Literature: A Regency Joke?

By Anne | August 16, 2017 - 8:48 am |August 30, 2017 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Literature

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Published in the August 1806 edition of The Lady’s Monthly Museum, I found this little tidbit which appears to be a joke: Below that one was Continue →