Monthly Archives: August 2013

Thoughts on Self Publishing from Leaders in Romance Market

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

This article comes from Publishers Weekly and introduces the reader to views of the self publishing phenomenon from of the best selling authors in the romance market. At RWA [Romance Writers of America] in Atlanta, one of the hottest author … Continue reading →

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Regency Celebrity: Captain George William Manby, Author and Inventor

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Captain George William Manby FRS (born November 28, 1765 in Denver, Norfolk; died November 18, 1854 in Great Yarmouth), was an English author and inventor. He designed an apparatus for saving life from shipwrecks and also the first modern form … Continue reading →

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Regency Justice: The Pillory

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The pillory was a device made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used for punishment by public humiliation and often further physical abuse, sometimes lethal. The pillory … Continue reading →

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Regency Celebrity: William Smith, Abolitionist (and Florence Nightingale’s Grandfather)

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

William Smith (1756 – 1835) was a leading independent British politician, sitting as Member of Parliament (MP) for more than one constituency. He was an English Dissenter and was instrumental in bringing political rights to that religious minority. He was … Continue reading →

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Regency Happenings: The Battle of Vitoria, the end to the Peninsular War

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

At the Battle of Vitoria (21 June 1813) a British, Portuguese and Spanish army under General the Marquess of Wellington broke the French army under Joseph Bonaparte and Marshal Jean-Baptiste Jourdan near Vitoria in Spain, eventually leading to victory in … Continue reading →

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BAM Tiptoeing into Print on Demand Market

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

This article comes from Laura Owen and Paid Content. Books-A-Million, the nation’s second-largest bookstore chain after Barnes & Noble (not that there’s a lot of competition these days) is tiptoeing into the print-on-demand market: The chain signed a deal with … Continue reading →

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Regency Happenings: The Battle of Stoney Creek from the War of 1812

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Battle of Stoney Creek was fought on 6 June 1813 during the War of 1812 near present day Stoney Creek, Ontario. British units made a night attack on an American encampment. Due in large part to the capture of … Continue reading →

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Georgian Celebrity: Chevalier d’Eon, French Diplomat, Spy, Soldier, and Transvestite

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Charles-Geneviève-Louis-Auguste-André-Timothée d’Éon de Beaumont (5 October 1728 – 21 May 1810), usually known as the Chevalier d’Éon, was a French diplomat, spy and soldier, whose first 49 years were spent as a man, and whose last 33 years were spent … Continue reading →

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Regency Celebrity: Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood (26 September 1748 – 7 March 1810) was an admiral of the Royal Navy, notable as a partner with Lord Nelson in several of the British victories of the Napoleonic Wars, and frequently … Continue reading →

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Regency Folly: The Walcheren Campaign

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Walcheren Campaign was an unsuccessful British expedition to the Netherlands in 1809 intended to open another front in the Austrian Empire’s struggle with France during the War of the Fifth Coalition. Around 40,000 soldiers, 15,000 horses together with field … Continue reading →

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