Author Archives: Regina Jeffers

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About Regina Jeffers

Regina Jeffers is the award-winning author of Austenesque, Regency and historical romantic suspense.

Douglas Jerrold, Playwright and Midshipman Serving Under Jane Austen’s Brother, Francis

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

Douglas William Jerrold (London 3 January 1803 – 8 June 1857 London) was an English dramatist and writer. Biography Jerrold’s father, Samuel Jerrold, was an actor and lessee of the little theatre of Wilsby near Cranbrook in Kent. In 1807 … Continue reading →

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Quenby Hall, “Home” to Stilton Cheese

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

Quenby Hall is a Jacobean house in parkland near the villages of Cold Newton and Hungarton, Leicestershire, England. It is described by Pevsner (Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, E (revision) (1984). The Buildings of England – Leicestershire and Rutland. Penguin. pp. 351–3.) … Continue reading →

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Birthday Wishes of Love and Joy for This Little One!

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

My most precious grandson turns 3 today. He has stolen my heart as surely as his father did (nearly 30 years prior). 

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A Comic Play: Black-Eyed Susan; or, All in the Downs

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

Black-Eyed Susan; or, All in the Downs is a comic play in three acts by Douglas Jerrold. The story concerns a sailor, William, who returns to England from the Napoleonic Wars and finds that his wife Susan is being harassed … Continue reading →

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Forms of Address and Manners in Regency England

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

How to Behave Like an Aristocrat in Regency England Note! This is a repeat post from nearly a year prior. Several have asked for its return because of the long list of ways to address the aristocracy.    Regency Era … Continue reading →

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Love With an Improper Stranger

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

Love With an Improper Stranger Originally posted on My Jane Austen Book Club on November 9, 2011 Love with an Improper Stranger by Regina Jeffers George IV In the spring of 1812, George IV’s attempted to pique his daughter’s, Princess Charlotte of … Continue reading →

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Legend of the Church Grim and Its Appearance in Harry Potter

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

The Church Grim, Kirk Grim, Kyrkogrim (Swedish) or Kirkonväki (Finnish) is a figure from English and Scandinavian folklore, said to be an attendant spirit, overseeing the welfare of its particular church. English Church Grims are said to enjoy loudly ringing … Continue reading →

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Exquisite Excerpt from “Vampire Darcy’s Desire”

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

Excerpt from Regina Jeffers’ “Vampire Darcy Desire” Vampire Darcy’s Desire presents Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice as a heart pounding vampire romance filled with passion and danger. Tormented by a 200-year-old curse and his fate as a half-human/half-damphir, Fitzwilliam Darcy vows to live … Continue reading →

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The Hound of Hergest Court, Inspiration for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “Hound”

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

Hergest Court, found in Kington, Herefordshire, was once a fine home, but it is but a “shadow” of its former greatness. However, its decline appears appropriate when one considers the history of the building and of its owner. Many people … Continue reading →

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Sir Thomas Vaughan, a Patriot and a Traitor to Kings

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

Sir Thomas Vaughan (c. 1410 – June 1483) was a Welsh statesman and diplomat, who rose to prominence before and during the Wars of the Roses. He began as an adherent of Jasper Tudor and King Henry VI of England … Continue reading →

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