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A New Way to Share my Stories

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on May 1, 2025 by Maria GraceApril 29, 2025

It’s Share a Story month! What a perfect time to announce a new way I can share my stories with you!

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Learning to Dance–The Recency Dance Master

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on April 29, 2025 by Maria GraceApril 28, 2025
A satire on pretensions to be fashionable showing an ungainly young man being instructed in dancing by a lithe fashionable teacher, who had curl papers in his hair, one of which is lettered “Newton” and another “Locke on Understanding” and who holds his pupil by the hand, while pointing to his own feet. The pupil has a handkerchief in his pocket and a paper lettered “The Lads a Dunce”. A violinist sits in front to the left, another instrument (described by Stephens as an ear trumpet) leaning against his chair, books, incuding one entitled “The Hornpipe Seriously considered”, lie on the ground at his feet and two kittens play in his violin case. At the back, beneath a paper reading “GROWN Gentlemen taught …”, another pupil wearing spotty stocking, his cane beside him, awaits his turn for a lesson while his feet are held in a trough forcing them to turn out. On the wall behind is a full-length picture of an elegant dancier. 27 June 1767 Etching and engraving

Given the importance of dance during the Regency era, dance instructors could play a crucial part in a young person’s social future. Professional dance masters stepped up to fill the all-important role. Who were these dance masters and how did they instruct their pupils?

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Can a dance step save a heroine?

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on April 24, 2025 by Maria GraceApril 24, 2025

Dancing with Dragons is in the hands of my human proof-readers and will be available in the next couple of weeks.
In preparation, I ask you, how could this dance step be nstrumental in saving a heroine?

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Books and Chocolate-April 2025

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on April 15, 2025 by Maria GraceApril 15, 2025

What more does a girl need than a pile of books and a bowl of chocolate? Ruby, the book dragon has just joined the team. Come by and say hi!

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Circulating Libraries and the Regency era Novel

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on April 12, 2025 by Maria GraceMarch 11, 2025
Temple of Muses Library

In honor of National Library Week, I’m reposting this series on the libraries of Austen’s day.

What made circulating libraries so important to Georgian era women and what was the role of the humble Regency era novel in the whole affair?

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