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Random Bits of Fascination Posted on October 5, 2018 by Maria GraceAugust 24, 2019

Adkins, Roy, and Lesley Adkins. Jane Austen’s England. Viking, 2013. Austen, Jane, and David M. Shapard. The Annotated Persuasion. New York: Anchor Books, 2010. Bennetts, M.M. A gentleman’s education. M.M. Bennets. July 20, 2010. Accessed October 5, 2016. https://mmbennetts.wordpress.com/2010/07/27/a-gentlemans-education/ Brander, Michael. The Georgian Gentleman. Glasgow: University Press, 1973. Brown, Richard. Educating the middle-classes 1800-1870. Looking at History.  Accessed October 29, 2016. http://richardjohnbr.blogspot.com/2011/02/educating-middle-classes-1800-1870.html> Davidoff, Leonore, and Catherine Hall. Family Fortunes: Men and Women of the English Middle … Continue reading →

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Random Bits of Fascination Posted on October 4, 2018 by Maria GraceAugust 5, 2024

  Period Cookbooks A Lady. Domestic Economy and Cookery for the rich and poor. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green. 1827. Beeton, Isabella. Beeton’s Book of Household Management. London: S. O. Beeton Publishing, 1861. Borella. The Court and Country Confectioner: Or, the House-keepers Guide ; to a More Speedy, Plain, and Familiar Method of Understanding the Whole Art of Confectionary … A New Edition. To Which Is Added, a Dissertation on the Different Species of … Continue reading →

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Random Bits of Fascination Posted on September 11, 2018 by Maria GraceAugust 27, 2019

“First Footing and Hogmanay, a Truly Scottish New Year!” HubPages. January 1, 2011. Web.  October 28, 2014. http://diffugerenives.hubpages.com/hub/First-footing-and-Hogmanay-a-truly-Scottish-New-Year. “Hogmanay / Old Years Night / New Years Day.” Walkabout Crafts’ Web. October 28, 2014. http://www.walkaboutcrafts.com/worldtour/scotland/festivals/hogmanay.htm. “Jane Austen and Christmas : Decorating the Georgian Home.” Austenonly. “Kissing bough.”  Christmas Celebrations and New Year’s Celebrations March 17, 2010.  Accessed October 28, 2018. http://christmas-celebrations.org/137-kissing-bough.html “Mistletoe.”  Christmas Celebrations and New Year’s Celebrations..  March 17, 2010.  Accessed October 28, 2018. http://christmas-celebrations.org/166-mistletoe.html “Regency … Continue reading →

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Random Bits of Fascination Posted on September 10, 2018 by Maria GraceJune 26, 2019

“British Newspaper History”. Accessed September 6, 2018 https://www.999inks.co.uk/british-newspaper-history.html Book Shops” Georgian Index.  2003 Accessed August 29, 2018. http://www.georgianindex.net/books/Hatchard.html Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. New York: Tor, 1988. Austen, Jane, Terry Castle, and John Davie. Northanger Abbey ; Lady Susan ; The Watsons ; Sanditon. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. Austen, Jane, Marilyn Butler, and James Kinsley. Mansfield Park. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. Austen, Jane, Claude Julien. Rawson, and John Davie. Persuasion. Oxford: Oxford University … Continue reading →

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Courtship and Marriage References

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on August 30, 2018 by Maria GraceJanuary 31, 2025

A Lady of Distinction   –   Regency Etiquette, the Mirror of Graces (1811). R.L. Shep Publications (1997) A Master-Key to the Rich Ladies Treasury or The Widower and Batchelor’s Directory by a Younger Brother, published in 1742. Allen, Louise. Banns or Licence? Ways To Marry in Georgian England   May 7, 2014 https://janeaustenslondon.com/2014/05/07/banns-or-licence-ways-to-marry-in-georgian-england/http://www.regencyresearcher.com/pages/marriage.html Accessed 7/24/2016 Austen -Leigh, Mary Augusta. Personal Aspects Of Jane Austen.    London John Murray, Albemarle Street. 1920. Austen, Jane (1813) Pride and Prejudice Banche, LInda.  Eloping in Regency England … Continue reading →

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