Source: WikipediaRichard Twining (1749–1824) was an English merchant, a director of the East India Company, and the head of Twinings the tea merchants in the Strand, London. Richard was the grandson of Twining's founder Thomas. He entered the Twinings tea business at the age of sixteen, and succeeded to the overall management in 1771 (joined … Continue reading Regency Man Monday – Richard Twining
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Book Beginnings – Letters to Alice on first reading Jane Austen by Fay Weldon
This is a meme hosted by Rose City Reader. They ask that you post the first line(s) to the book you are currently reading and share some feelings on the book. I'm tweaking this a bit and I'm going to share first lines of books/stories, written by, about, or in the theme of Jane Austen.This week I'm taking … Continue reading Book Beginnings – Letters to Alice on first reading Jane Austen by Fay Weldon
Wordless Wednesday #78
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? – Tutored read: Sense and Sensibility
This is a meme hosted by Book Journey.LibraryThing member lyzard hosts Tutored reads of Jane Austen novels. Here is lyzard's explanation of a tutored read: "For the benefit of any newcomers, a tutored read differs from a group read in that it is led by the nominated "tutee", who sets the reading pace. There is the opportunity for … Continue reading It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? – Tutored read: Sense and Sensibility
Obituaries in the Time of Jane Austen – Program Review
Posted by JASNA New Jersey on Sunday, March 29, 2015We had a wonderful program this weekend presented by Tim Bullamore. Tim talked about the history of obituaries, the changes over the years, and more specifically the death notices of the Regency era. There are 11 known obituaries for Jane. They all read about the same … Continue reading Obituaries in the Time of Jane Austen – Program Review
Podcasting with Jane Austen – FreakonomicsRadio
I've been listening to a lot of Podcasts recently and thought I would see what ones out there talk about Jane Austen. Back in July of 2013 the book Jane Austen, Game Theorist came out and the podcast FreakonomicsRadio discussed the basis of the book. The book written by Michael Chwe, looks at the books of … Continue reading Podcasting with Jane Austen – FreakonomicsRadio
Wordless Wednesday #77
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Regency Man Monday – Henry Halford
Source: Henry Halford via CNJ JASNA on Pinterest Sir Henry Halford, 1st Baronet, GCH (2 October 1766 – 1844), born Henry Vaughan, royal and society physician, was physician extraordinary to King George III from 1793 to 1820, then as physician in ordinary to his three successors – George IV, William IV and the young Victoria. … Continue reading Regency Man Monday – Henry Halford
Fun Friday – A Hugh Grant Poll Results
The results are in and the winner of favorite Austen related roll for Hugh Grant is: Source: Austen Only via CNJ JASNA on Pinterest With 63% of the votes, Edward Ferrars won out over Daniel Cleaver!
Kind of Wordless Wednesday on a Thursday
Source: National Trust Collection via CNJ JASNA on Pinterest Sorry for the lack of post yesterday, I ended up having to make an "emergency" trip to the car dealership to get a new car. I wondered if they had as harrowing of a time picking out new carriages as we do picking out a new … Continue reading Kind of Wordless Wednesday on a Thursday
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