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Once upon a time in the 19th century… Lady Agatha Crumpwhistle is now nearly five. Her devoted nurse, Mrs. Hoggett, has taught her to not make messes and behave nicely and to be respectful of her elders, but there’s a … Continue reading
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They’re a stock figure in fiction in and about the 19th century, from Charlotte Bronte to Georgette Heyer, who populated many of her stories with ludicrous examples of them. And though in books they might be either the villainess or … Continue reading
One of the joys of leafing through the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, a marvelous compendium of early 19th century British slang, is running across expressions and figures of speech still in use today that you would never guess were … Continue reading
When Lord George Cavendish, younger brother of the 5th Duke of Devonshire (or should I say brother-in-law of the famous Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire?) inherited one of the family homes in London, Burlington House, he didn’t expect to be plagued … Continue reading
by Sherwood Smith Rebecca West once said about Jane Austen: Really, it is time this comic patronage of Jane Austen ceased. To believe her limited in range because she was harmonious in method is as sensible as to imagine that … Continue reading