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?
Continue reading →In honor of National Library Week, I’m reposting this series on the libaries of Austen’s day.
What was the unique role of circulating libraries in Regency Era society?
Continue reading →In honor of National Library Week, I’m reposting this series on the libraries of Austen’s day.
What were the ‘circulating libraries’ of the Regency Era and what was their role in society?
Continue reading →What made circulating libraries so important to not just Jane Austen, but Georgian era women in general and what was the role of the humble Regency era novel in the whole affair? James Fordyce, in his Sermons to Young Women, counsels strongly against novels, the very sort of books offered by local and easily accessible circulating libraries. (Despite the face he had not read them, of course. But I digress…) He declared: What shall we … Continue reading →
The Temple of Muses–jaw dropping bookseller of Jane Austen’s time. The Temple of Muses Billed as the “Cheapest Bookseller in the World,” the Temple of Muses enjoyed a reputation as being one of the biggest booksellers of the day. Run by Lackington Allen & Company at No. 32, Finsbury Place South, in Finsbury square from 1778-1798, the book store would publish catalogs ranging from twelve thousand to over thirty thousand titles. (Kind of makes the … Continue reading →
