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19th century moral lessons for children: The accidents of youth 31 Jul 2013 | 06:21 am
The History of Goody Little Two Shoes was one of the moral lesson books that Jane Austen owned as a child. These seem to have been popular in the Georgian era. Another book with moral lessons came out...
“Jane Austen, Game Theorist and Strategic Thinker”: A Freakonomics Radio Podcast with Michael Chwe 17 Jul 2013 | 05:32 pm
Michael Chwe is an associate professor of political science at UCLA whose research centers on game theory and “its applications to social movements and macroeconomics and violence. He has written a bo...
The Pot and Pineapple and Gunter’s: Domenico Negri, Robert Gunter, and the Confectioner’s Art in Georgian London 10 Jul 2013 | 05:44 am
Gunter's Tea Shop was famous during the 18th and 19th centuries for confectioneries and ices.
Famous Jane Austen Inboxes by Mark Brownlow 4 Jul 2013 | 11:07 pm
If Jane Austen’s characters were transported to our age, how would they take to twitter and email? Mark Brownlow explores how several characters’ inboxes might look. The concept is pure genius and re...
John Tallis’s Street Views of London and The London Low Life Project 2 Jul 2013 | 06:08 pm
In 1838, John Tallis, mapmaker, created a series of street views of central London that are breathtaking. His images showed detailed views of the streets using the facades of the buildings. These stre...
Friday Follow: A Regency Illustration of the Sea Side 28 Jun 2013 | 04:42 pm
Nobody could catch cold by the sea; nobody wanted appetite by the sea; nobody wanted spirits; nobody wanted strength. Sea air was healing, softening, relaxing — fortifying and bracing — seemingly just...
Meeting Lady Catherine de Bourgh, A Pride and Prejudice Celebration, Part 2 24 Jun 2013 | 06:44 pm
The second of a series on Pride and Prejudice of my impressions of Lady Catherine de Bourgh.
Regency Fashion: Men’s Breeches, Pantaloons, and Trousers 22 Jun 2013 | 12:55 am
One of the benefits of gathering images for Pinterest is that one’s awareness of the minute differences in fashions from year to year improves. Daily exposure to thousands of fashion images from the G...
Regency Image: Painting of Queen Hortense by Antoine-Jean Duclaux 19 Jun 2013 | 06:04 pm
Queen Hortense under a pergola in Aix-les-Bains (1813) by Antoine-Jean Duclaux, a short discussion of the painting
Regency Image: Painting of Queen Hortense by Antoine-Jean Duclaux 19 Jun 2013 | 06:04 pm
Queen Hortense under a pergola in Aix-les-Bains (1813) by Antoine-Jean Duclaux, a short discussion of the painting
