Writing the “Bread-and-Butter” Letter, or a “Collins”
byEdwardian house parties could be naughty, raucous, and elegant, but they were ruled by the strictest etiquette, ranging from how much to tip the…
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Mrs. Alec Tweedie on Edwardian Bachelor Girls vs Jane Austen’s Old Maids
byIn the days of Jane Austen women made pickles and jams and conserves, or cured hams, while waiting for a husband. When the husband…
Pride & Prejudice, Comic Book Style
byThough the bucolic world described by Jane Austen is far removed from the Edwardian era, the news of a Pride & Prejudice comic book…