Men in blue. Need I say more?
If Lydia Bennet was condemned as the most determined flirt to make her family ridiculous in Pride and Prejudice for her fixation on any officer in a red coat, then I am as guilty as changed for a Royal Navy man in blue. Besides pictures of my father in [...]
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Ransome’s Honor, by Kaye Dacus – A Review
Posted in Austen Book Reviews, Other Regency, tagged Book Review, Christian Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horatio Hornblower, Jane Austen, Kaye Dacus, Ransome's Honor, Regency romance on 30 August 2009 | 3 Comments »
The Temptation of the Night Jasmine, by Lauren Willig – A Review
Posted in Austen Book Reviews, Other Regency, tagged Book Review, Catherine Morland, Evelina, Fiction, Frances Burney, Historical Fiction, Jane Austen, Lauren Willig, Northanger Abbey, Pride and Prejudice, The Pink Carnation, The Temptation of the Night Jasmine on 23 August 2009 | 3 Comments »
In the fifth installment in her Pink Carnation Series, more Napoleonic espionage ensues as Lauren Willig spins her captivating tale of the exploits of Robert Lansdowne, the reluctant Duke of Dovedail, and his bookish young cousin Charlotte in The Temptation of the Night Jasmine. Set in England in 1803, Robert’s unexpected return to his ducal estate [...]
Sylvester, or the Wicked Uncle, by Georgette Heyer, as Read by Richard Armitage – A Review
Posted in Austen Book Reviews, Other Regency, tagged Audio book review, Book Review, Fiction, Georgette Heyer, Historical Fiction, Regency romance, Sylvester or the Wicked Uncle on 16 August 2009 | 11 Comments »
Today, August 16th is author Georgette Heyer’s birthday. In celebration of the uncontested Queen of Regency Romance, I thought it quite fitting to read one of her novels this week and review it. However, what I ultimately selected was not based on a plot, or characters, or a recommendation by other Heyer aficionados such as Vic [...]
The Grand Sophy, by Georgette Heyer – A Review
Posted in Austen Book Reviews, Other Regency, tagged Book Review, Fiction, Georgette Heyer, Give-away, Regency romance, The Grand Sophy on 12 July 2009 | 11 Comments »
First published in 1950, The Grand Sophy contains one of Georgette Heyer’s most endearingly outrageous heroines. In this newly released reissue by Sourcebooks, you are in for a rollicking good time through Regency era London with Miss Sophia Stanton-Lacy. As one of her many male admirers proclaims, “By all that is wonderful, it’s the Grand Sophy!” [...]
Friday’s Child, by Georgette Heyer: The Sunday Salon Review
Posted in Austen Book Reviews, Other Regency, tagged Book, Book Review, Fiction, Friday's Child, Georgette Heyer, Jane Austen, Regency romance on 15 February 2009 | 7 Comments »
After years of hearing the praises of author Georgette Heyer, I could no longer resist the temptation and dove in head first on the recommendation of Heyer enthusiast Vic (Ms. Place) of Jane Austen’s World, selecting the author’s favorite book Friday’s Child. Since Heyer published 56 books over 53 years, she had a few to choose [...]
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The romance of Emma, Lady Hamilton and Lord Horatio Nelson might just be the most infamous romance of the Napoleonic age. She was an reputedly beguiling beauty and he a brilliant naval hero, both married to others, yet scandalously engaging in an love affair that shaped history. This 1941 movie staring Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier as the two ill-fated lovers has just been re-issued on DVD by Criterion Collection and may be one of my favorite romantic movies short of Pride and Prejudice.
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