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Monthly Archives: August 2017
Jane Austen’s “Invisible” Brother, a Guest Post from Elaine Owen
Earlier, Elaine Owen shared a post with us on people with disabilities during Jane Austen’s lifetime. Today, she tells us something of George Austen, the brother of Jane Austen who did not live with the family because of his disabilities. … Continue reading
Posted in Austen actors, Austen Authors, Guest Post, Jane Austen, Living in the Regency
Tagged disabilities, Elaine Owen, George Austen, guest post, Jane Austen, Regency Era
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Princess Louise’s Charitable Work
Although Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, and her husband, John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll were often short of funds, the Princess managed to live a life her siblings could not imagine. Campbell, who was still the Marquess of Lorne … Continue reading
Posted in British history, buildings and structures, family, history, kings and queens, Living in the UK, marriage, religion, royalty, Scotland, titles of aristocracy, Victorian era
Tagged British history, buildings and structures, charity work, John Campbell, Kensington Palace, Marquess of Lorne, Princess Louise, Queen Victoria, Victorian era
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Frugality and the Cost of Being “Cheap”
This is a lovely guest post from my friend Jennifer Petkus about Jane Austen, frugality, and being a bit eccentric. Enjoy! I am frugal (cheap), but like many frugal (cheap) people I’m not always aware of the high cost of … Continue reading
Introducing Deanna Browne and “Demon Rising,” Arriving This Month from Black Opal Books
Today we welcome another of my fellow Black Opal Books authors. Deanna Browne is a debut author, whose love for magic is mixed with a strong creative streak. Check out a bit about her and her first book, Demon Rising. … Continue reading
Posted in Black Opal Books, book release, publishing, writing
Tagged Black Opal Books, book release, Deanna Brown, Demon Rising, fantasy, magic
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The Wilderness Road, Setting for “The Road to Understanding”
According to Ancestry.com, the Wilderness Road “was only a crude trail; only pack teams could cross the mountains. Pioneers coming from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and the Carolinas before 1796 found it necessary to unload their Conestoga Wagons at Sapling Grove … Continue reading
Posted in America, American History, Appalachia, book release, historical fiction, history, real life tales, Uncategorized
Tagged Allegheny Mountains, American history, book release, Boonesborough, Cumberland Gap, pioneers, The Great Valley Road, The Road to Understanding, The Wilderness Road
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The Mappa Mundi, the World’s Largest Medieval Map
Housed in the Hereford Cathedreal, the Mappa Mundi is believed to the be the world’s largest medieval map. England specialized in world maps of the Middle Ages. They were drawn upon cloth or walls or animal skins. Only those who … Continue reading
Did Anne Elliot Perform Admirably or Was She Too Easily Persuaded?
This is a guest post from my fellow Austen Author, Anna Elliott, regarding her love of Jane Austen’s Persuasion. Although I (of course) love all Jane Austen’s novels, I must say that Persuasion is my favorite. Much as I appreciate … Continue reading
Shetland Sword Dance
Sir Walter Scott wrote in his diary of the Shetland Sword Dance on 7 August 1814. “At Scalloway my curiosity was gratified by an account of the sword-dance, now almost lost, but still practiced in the Island of Papa…. There … Continue reading
Gentlemen’s Clubs, a Guest Post from Brenda J. Webb
This post appeared on Austen Authors in October 2015. However, I thought it worthy of a second look, especially for those of you who devour everything to do with the Regency Era. Mention White’s, Boodle’s or Brooks’s in a story … Continue reading
John Heywood, England’s First Great Dramatist
We know little of John Heywood’s life, other than the year of his birth, which was 1497. Likely, he was once served as a choir boy in the Chapel Royale and then studied at Oxford as a King’s Scholar. He … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Chaucer, British history, drama, kings and queens, playwrights, poetry, political stance, theatre
Tagged drama, English history, interludes, playwright, theatre
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