The Penny Post Weekly Review ~ All Things Jane Austen!

The Penny Post Weekly Review   October 8, 2011   News /Gossip  An Amanda Vickery lecture at the Lewis Walpole Library: “Family Life Makes Tories of Us All: Love and Power at Home in Georgian England”: Indie Jane blog – a pen-pal project – alas! missed the dealine – hopefully they will do it again! fabulous idea [...]

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The Penny Post Weekly Review ~ All Things Austen!

The Penny Post Weekly Review   22 August 2011  News & Gossip:  -The Austenesque Extravaganza continues on a daily basis at the  Austenesque Reviews  blog – stop by to participate in the fun and comment to win the various giveaways ! through August: http://janeaustenreviews.blogspot.com/ -The Jane Austen Fan Kit for your iphone: an absolute must-have!http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jane-austen-fan-kit/id455959904?mt=8  [...]

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English Country Dance in Vermont ~ Put on Your Dancing Shoes!

If you love English Country Dance, then Burlington Vermont is the place to be this summer!   There are two English Country Dance classes that are being offered: This first one is through the UVM OLLI program  [ Osher Lifelong Learning Institute ]: English Country Dancing in Jane Austen’s World    Instructor: Judy Chaves Date: Monday, July 11, 6-8pm Location: Ira [...]

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Susannah Fullerton on Jane Austen and Crime ~ An Audio Lesson

The ABC Sydney, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, has posted online its weekly “Self-Improvement Wednesday.”  This week’s lesson is an 11 minute chat on “Jane Austen’s  Crime” with Susannah Fullerton, the JASA President and author of the fabulous Jane Austen & Crime. You can listen to the audio and then take the quiz to test your retention skills [...]

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Regency England at the Huntington Library

The Huntington Library is hosting an exhibit “Revisiting the Regency: England, 1811-1820″ from April 23 – August 1, 2011: A new exhibition takes a closer look at a glittering yet turbulent era.  In October of 1810, England’s King George III slipped into that final madness from which only death would release him, nearly a decade [...]

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Regency Life ~ Savannah Style

The Owens-Thomas House in Savannah, Georgia is considered by architectural historians to be one of the finest examples of English Regency architecture in America. Inspired by classical antiquity, this style of architecture takes its name from England’s King George IV, who ruled as Prince Regent from 1811 to 1820. The house was designed by the young [...]

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The Regency Woman ~ take an online class with Nancy Mayer

Want to understand more about the life of a Regency-era woman? Nancy Mayer of Regency Researcher  fame will be offering an online workshop on “The Regency Woman.” The class is offered through the Colorado Romance Writers  and will run from April 4 – 29, 2011. Cost is $25. for non-members, $20. for members.  The Regency Woman: Online Workshop [...]

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On My ‘Books Wanted’ List ~ ‘Ackermann’s Regency Furniture’

What does one do with the books we want but cannot now justify the expense or even afford at all?  I maintain an endless list of such books I discover in my reading or book-hunting travels.  I periodically search to see if I can find a copy that doesn’t break the bank.  Here is one book I [...]

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Book Review ~ ‘Walks Through Regency London’ by Louise Allen ~ Book Giveaway!

Book Giveaway! – see end of post for details I love London – I had the fortune to spend a semester there in 1968 – the late 60s, a crazy invigorating time the likes the world has never seen again. When I started college, men and women were housed on opposite sides of the campus, [...]

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Interview with Louise Allen, Part II ~ Regency Romance, Heroes, and Thoughts on Writing

Book Giveaway! ~ See details at the end of this post. I welcome again Louise Allen for the second part of my interview about her new book Walks Through Regency London ~ [click here for Part I] JAIV:  Hello again Louise! – now let’s talk about your fiction: I have to make the embarrassing confession that [...]

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