Monthly Archives: January 2025

The Hanging of Minors in the Regency Era

Posted on January 8, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

I recently received a question from a reader who had seen something in another book about a young child being hanged for a crime, and the person wondered if such was true. Unfortunately, such was true, but it was not … Continue reading →

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The House of Commons During the Regency Era

Posted on January 6, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Often when one reads a Regency tale, the hero is a “lord” of some kind and sits in Parliament in the House of Lords, but what happens if the hero is, say, a younger son or a man like Mr. … Continue reading →

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Jane Austen and Feminism

Posted on January 3, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

In 1968, the Women’s Liberation Movement staged a demonstration at the annual Miss America Beauty pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey. They protested the idea that the most important thing about a woman is how she looks. Women’s liberation attacked “male … Continue reading →

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Why Are Americans So Unhappy?

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

At a Christmas outing to the Biltmore estate near Asheville, North Carolina in 2018, I struck up a conversation with a man from the Middle East, likely Pakistan, but I cannot be confident, as I was not bold enough to … Continue reading →

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