High Society

High Society
Author: Venetia Murray
Publisher:
Total Pages: 360
Release: 1998
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

Our Tempestuous Day

Our Tempestuous Day
Author: Carolly Erickson
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2011-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 0380813343

The fascinating personalities of Regency England provide the dramatic intrigue of this excellent social history that looks at the dynamic forces of English society in flux. From the acclaimed author of Bloody Mary and Mistress Anne.

Regency Buck

Regency Buck
Author: Georgette Heyer
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2008-08-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 140223595X

An altogether unsatisfactory arrangement After their father's death, Miss Judith Taverner and her brother Peregrine travel to London to meet their guardian, Lord Worth, expecting an elderly gentleman. To their surprise and utter disgust, their guardian is not much older than they are, doesn't want the office of guardian any more than they want him, and is determined to thwart all their interests and return them to the country. With altogether too many complications But when Miss Taverner and Peregrine begin to move in the highest social circles, Lord Worth cannot help but entangle himself with his adventuresome wards... Praise for Regency Buck: "Clever!"— Library Journal "Georgette Heyer is unbeatable."— Sunday Telegraph "Light and frothy, in the vein of the author's other Regency novels, this follows the fortunes of Miss Judith Taverner and her brother, Sir Peregrine. A good introduction to Heyer's period stories..." — The Booklist "Reading Georgette Heyer is the next best thing to reading Jane Austen."— Publishers Weekly "A writer of great wit and style... I've read her books to ragged shreds"— Katie Fenton, Daily Telegraph "Wonderful characters, elegant, witty writing, perfect period detail, and rapturously romantic. Georgette Heyer achieves what the rest of us only aspire too."—Katie Fforde

The Dangerous Duke

The Dangerous Duke
Author: Arabella Sheraton
Publisher: Bublish, Inc.
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2010-06-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0986404861

When the beautiful but impoverished Fenella Hawke takes up the position of Companion to the elderly Dowager Duchess of Wyndlesham, she is unprepared for the hostile attitude of the current Duke. The handsome and arrogant Devlin Deverell suspects Fenella has secrets to hide. From the moment they meet, Devlin and Fenella experience an overpowering and frightening attraction. They try to fight their growing arousal, but find themselves irresistibly drawn to each other. However, when Lady Penelope Vane, Devlin’s extremely jealous mistress, discovers that Devlin’s attentions are wandering, she sets in motion a ruthless plot to discredit Fenella, with the help of her ally, the rakish Sir Marcus Solesby. Can Fenella keep her secret from the dangerous Duke? Or will Lady Vane’s diabolical plan succeed?

The Little Book of Bridgerton

The Little Book of Bridgerton
Author: Charlotte Browne
Publisher: Weldon Owen International
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2021-10-19
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1681888475

Go deeper into the world of the beloved Netflix show with this guide to Regency Era history, lingo, social rules, courtship tips, fashion facts, and more! Full of quizzes, activities, and enlightening facts, this book tells you what you need to know to confidently flirt with fans, properly describe a gentleman, swoon in style, become the suavest rake in London, and successfully deliver a withering insult worthy of Lady Whistledown. Discover delicious details about love, courtship, and the intricate fashion and hairstyles of the Regency period, and so much more. The Little Book of Bridgerton serves as your guide as you navigate through the complicated hierarchy of Regency society. Plunge into the scandals and culturally significant moments that marked this extraordinary era, learn the particulars of the art of Regency Era conversation, and be the most charming guest at any soiree. You’ll also find a checklist to see if you have a love match as electrifying as that of Daphne and the duke!

To Love and to Loathe

To Love and to Loathe
Author: Martha Waters
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2021-04-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1982160888

Named a best romance of the year by Entertainment Weekly Named a most anticipated romance by Oprah Daily, Marie Claire, BuzzFeed, PopSugar, and more! “There was no romance novel more fun this year than this extremely witty enemies-with-benefits confection.” —Entertainment Weekly The author of the “hilarious...joyful, elegant” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) To Have and to Hoax returns with an effervescent, charming, and swoon-worthy novel about a man and woman who never agree on anything—until they agree to a no-strings-attached affair in this Regency-era romp. The widowed Diana, Lady Templeton and Jeremy, Marquess of Willingham are infamous among English high society as much for their sharp-tongued bickering as their flirtation. One evening, an argument at a ball turns into a serious wager: Jeremy will marry within the year or Diana will forfeit one hundred pounds. So shortly after, just before a fortnight-long house party at Elderwild, Jeremy’s country estate, Diana is shocked when Jeremy appears at her home with a very different kind of proposition. After his latest mistress unfavorably criticized his skills in the bedroom, Jeremy is looking for reassurance, so he has gone to the only woman he trusts to be totally truthful. He suggests that they embark on a brief affair while at the house party—Jeremy can receive an honest critique of his bedroom skills and widowed Diana can use the gossip to signal to other gentlemen that she is interested in taking a lover. Diana thinks taking him up on his counter-proposal can only help her win her wager. With her in the bedroom and Jeremy’s marriage-minded grandmother, the formidable Dowager Marchioness of Willingham, helping to find suitable matches among the eligible ladies at Elderwild, Diana is confident her victory is assured. But while they’re focused on winning wagers, they stand to lose their own hearts. With Martha Waters’s signature “cheeky charm and wonderfully wry wit” (Booklist, starred review), To Love and to Loathe is another clever and delightful historical rom-com that is perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Evie Dunmore.

The Gentleman's Daughter

The Gentleman's Daughter
Author: Amanda Vickery
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 612
Release: 2003-08-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 0300177216

Based on a study of the letters, diaries and account books of over 100 women from commercial, professional and gentry families, mainly in provincial England, this book provides an account of the lives of genteel women in Georgian times.

Mad and Bad

Mad and Bad
Author: Bea Koch
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2020-09-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1538701022

Discover a feminist pop history that looks beyond the Ton and Jane Austen to highlight the Regency women who succeeded on their own terms and were largely lost to history -- until now. Regency England is a world immortalized by Jane Austen and Lord Byron in their beloved novels and poems. The popular image of the Regency continues to be mythologized by the hundreds of romance novels set in the period, which focus almost exclusively on wealthy, white, Christian members of the upper classes. But there are hundreds of fascinating women who don't fit history books limited perception of what was historically accurate for early 19th century England. Women like Dido Elizabeth Belle, whose mother was a slave but was raised by her white father's family in England, Caroline Herschel, who acted as her brother's assistant as he hunted the heavens for comets, and ended up discovering eight on her own, Anne Lister, who lived on her own terms with her common-law wife at Shibden Hall, and Judith Montefiore, a Jewish woman who wrote the first English language Kosher cookbook. As one of the owners of the successful romance-only bookstore The Ripped Bodice, Bea Koch has had a front row seat to controversies surrounding what is accepted as "historically accurate" for the wildly popular Regency period. Following in the popular footsteps of books like Ann Shen's Bad Girls Throughout History, Koch takes the Regency, one of the most loved and idealized historical time periods and a huge inspiration for American pop culture, and reveals the independent-minded, standard-breaking real historical women who lived life on their terms. She also examines broader questions of culture in chapters that focus on the LGBTQ and Jewish communities, the lives of women of color in the Regency, and women who broke barriers in fields like astronomy and paleontology. In Mad and Bad, we look beyond popular perception of the Regency into the even more vibrant, diverse, and fascinating historical truth.

Good Society

Good Society
Author: Vee Hendro
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2018-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9780648150527

Good Society is a tabletop roleplaying game where you create an Austen novel with your friends.

The Disgraced Marchioness

The Disgraced Marchioness
Author: Anne O'Brien
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2012-02-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1459231678

SHOCKING! Henry Faringdon, the new Marquis of Burford, returns home and makes a shocking discovery. On his departure to America, his brother Thomas had married the woman who’d stolen Henry’s heart—the alluring Miss Eleanor Stamford. OUTRAGEOUS! Now a widow, with a babe in arms, Eleanor is as dismayed to see Henry as he is to see her. Even more so when a gentleman arrives announcing his sister to be the true marchioness, claiming she married Thomas in secret years before! SCANDALOUS! Embroiled in a scandal that could ultimately lead to Eleanor’s disgrace, it is up to the Faringdons to uncover the truth behind such wicked allegations…to clear their family name…and to rekindle the love of a man and a woman….