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A Gentleman’s Income

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on February 24, 2022 by Maria GraceFebruary 21, 2022

A true gentleman of the regency did not ‘work’ for his living. So how did he come by his income?

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The ButterCross Dragon pt 2

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on February 22, 2022 by Maria GraceFebruary 15, 2022

A new tale of the Blue Order.

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Regency Sweets: Candied Violets

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on February 19, 2022 by Maria GraceFebruary 11, 2022
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Candies that Jane Austen might have enjoyed!

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The real value of a Pound

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on February 17, 2022 by Maria GraceJanuary 28, 2022

One of the challenges of understanding historical money is grasping what it was really worth.

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The ButterCross Dragon pt 1

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on February 15, 2022 by Maria GraceFebruary 11, 2022

Philip Smalley was certain of two things in life: England was full of dragons, and even very small dragons could cause very large problems.As a minor dairy farmer with rent coming due and no money to pay it, Philip had enough problems of his own to be bothered with dragons. Until a troubled dragon came looking for him.

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