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Regency Women Wednesday – Henrietta Ponsnby

Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough (16 June 1761 – 11 November 1821), Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough (16 June 1761 – 11 November 1821), born Lady Henrietta Frances Spencer (generally called Harriet), was the wife of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough, and mother of the notorious Lady Caroline Lamb. Her father, John Spencer, 1st … Continue reading Regency Women Wednesday – Henrietta Ponsnby →

It’s Monday! What are you reading? – Jane Austen: A Life

Title: Jane Austen: A LifeAuthor: Claire TomalinPublication Date: April 27, 1999Synopsis:  At her death in 1817, Jane Austen left the world six of the most beloved novels written in English—but her shortsighted family destroyed the bulk of her letters; and if she kept any diaries, they did not survive her. Now acclaimed biographer Claire Tomalin has … Continue reading It’s Monday! What are you reading? – Jane Austen: A Life →

Flashback Friday – Little-known fact about Jane #7

This post is originally from 7/3/2008A number of recent movies, such as Clueless (1995), have placed the plots of Jane Austen novels in contemporary settings. Martin Scorsese introduced an unexpected note of violence into his version of Mansfield Park, re-shot as Goodfellas (1990), but, as he pointed out in a talk at the National Film … Continue reading Flashback Friday – Little-known fact about Jane #7 →

It’s Monday? What are you reading? – First Impressions

Title: First Impressions: A Novel of Old Books, Unexpected Love, and Jane AustenAuthor: Charlie LovettPublication Date: October 16th 2014Synopsis: Book lover and Austen enthusiast Sophie Collingwood has recently taken a job at an antiquarian bookshop in London when two different customers request a copy of the same obscure book: the second edition of Little Book of Allegories by Richard Mansfield. Their … Continue reading It’s Monday? What are you reading? – First Impressions →

Regency Man Monday – William Wordsworth

William Wordsworth(7 April 1770 – 23 April 1850)William Wordsworth was a major English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication Lyrical Ballads (1798).  Wordsworth's magnum opus is generally considered to be The Prelude, a semiautobiographical poem of his early years that he revised … Continue reading Regency Man Monday – William Wordsworth →

Regency Woman Wednesday – Elizabeth Conyngham

Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness Conyngham(31 July 1769 – 11 October 1861)Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness Conyngham was an English courtier and noblewoman. She was the last mistress of George IV of the United Kingdom. On 5 July 1794, Elizabeth married Henry Conyngham, Viscount Conyngham, an Irish peer. Despite her beauty, she was considered vulgar, shrewd, greedy, and unsuited to … Continue reading Regency Woman Wednesday – Elizabeth Conyngham →

It’s Monday! What are you reading? – Jane Austen: A Lif

Title: Jane Austen: A LifeAuthor: Carol ShieldsSynopsis: With the same sensitivity and artfulness that are the trademarks of her award-winning novels, Carol Shields explores the life of a writer whose own novels have engaged and delighted readers for the past two hundred years. In Jane Austen, Shields follows this superb and beloved novelist from her early family life … Continue reading It’s Monday! What are you reading? – Jane Austen: A Lif →

First Line Friday – Old Friends and New Francies

Two weeks ago on Flashback Friday I re-shared a book recommendation for Old Friends and New Fancies by Sybil G. BrintonI ended up ordering the book through my library's Interlibrary Loan Dept.  Can't wait to read it!There is one characteristic which may be safely said to belong to nearly all happily-married couples-that of desiring to … Continue reading First Line Friday – Old Friends and New Francies →