Fun and Games of Jane Austen’s World: Outdoor play
Children love to play outside. Many of the pass times our 18th century ancestors enjoyed would seem so familiar that contemporary children would not hesitate to join in the fun.
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Fun & Games of Jane Austen’s World: Indoor games
Children and adults played many games to keep themselves entertained during long evenings where the firelight was not strong enough to support other activities like reading or sewing.
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For decades British the system was slow, expensive and unreliable. During the Regency era, the postal system experienced dramatic changes.
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Ubiquitous as the laptop computer is today, the writing desk or writing slope, played major role in the creation of novels by Jane Austen, the Brontës, and others, that still enjoy wide readership today.
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