Regency Reader

Victoria Holt: The India Fan

By Anne | February 10, 2019 - 7:31 am |February 22, 2019 0-1 Flames, Book Review, Victoria Holt

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Drusilla Delaney, the daughter of an impoverished minister, becomes fascinated with the wealthy Framling family—especially with the son and daughter, the mysterious Fabian, and the Continue →

Regency Dish: To Make Indian Pickle

By Anne | October 8, 2017 - 7:59 am |October 17, 2017 Regency Dish

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This receipt for Indian pickles appeared in the October 1800 issue of The Lady’s Monthly Museum.

Caroline Ashton: Araminta

By Anne | May 8, 2017 - 7:59 am |June 8, 2017 0-1 Flames, Book Review, Caroline Ashton, New on the Shelves

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Araminta Neave has neither aristocratic birth nor breeding. She does, however, have a father who is indecently rich from his trade with the East. That, Continue →

Suzanne Enoch: Something Sensibly Sinful?

By Anne | December 26, 2008 - 8:14 pm |March 7, 2023 2-3 Flames, Book Review, Series Review, Suzanne Enoch

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Sin and Sensibility reminds me of Eloisa James’ Pleasure for Pleasure if only because the hero is so deliciously debauched. There is something about those Continue →