Getting to know you - Amanda Grange

I expect most people reading this blog already know quite a bit about me but I thought it would be fun to add some new information and image...

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Jane Austen's Home in the English village of Chawton

Jane Odiwe at Jane Austen's House Museum I love visiting the Jane Austen House Museum and a recent summer trip was a wonderful opportuni...

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The Georgian gentleman’s version of the Little Black Book - a historical Wednesday post

Welcome to another of our historical Wednesday posts. Today, Elizabeth Bailey takes a look into the underside of Georgian society with Harri...

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Writing Tips #6 – Melinda Hammond on Creating Characters

Today, Sarah Mallory shares her writing tips with us. Sarah also writes as Melinda Hammond. If a reader is going to love your books they hav...

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Why I love Regency romance – doesn't everybody?

I can remember when I was in my 20s searching through the racks in the library for Regency romances – in those days there were several publi...

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The Butler – A Personification of Englishness

In the nether regions of any aristocratic household, be it Carson of Downton Abbey, Blackadder or Hudson of Upstairs Downstairs, the Butler ...

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