A lighthearted look at life in the early 1800’s., or, the Regency Era. Fun pictures and historic information give an overview of The Prince Regent, the politics, and the way people filled their days, including where they went and how they spent time. An easy to read look at the longer Regency years for both history buffs and readers and writers of historical fiction from the last years of the 18th Century until Queen Victoria took the throne.
Suzi Love now lives in a sunny part of Australia after spending many years in developing countries in the South Pacific.
Her greatest loves are traveling, anywhere and everywhere, meeting crazy characters, and visiting the Australian outback. She adores history, especially the many-layered society of the late Regency to early Victorian eras.
In and around London, her titled heroes and heroines may live a privileged and gay life but Suzi also likes to dig deeper into the grittier and seamier levels of British life and writes about the heroes and heroines who challenge traditional manners, morals, and occupations, either through necessity or desire.
Everything you wanted to know about Regency times, but were afraid to ask. Suzi Love has bundled a huge amount of very readable information into this terrific book, the first of a series. It stretches from London to Bath, from the Prince Regent to how legs were amputated (eek!)... From newspapers to boxing; furnishings to clothing; place settings to place-cards. The perfect accompaniment for a Jane Austen re-read. I loved this titbit of newspaper gossip: The fashionable Mrs Hog has taken No. 11 Manchester Place, where she will receive her numerous list of elegant friends, as soon as her little drawing-room has got the new paper. Gorgeous fun!