Listopia > Stephanie C's votes on the list Recommended Reading Order for Regency Literature (24 Books)
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Pride and Prejudice
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"So accessible!
Stephanie
rated it 5 stars
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Northanger Abbey
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"Very funny, quick read, good for newbies to Regency culture."
Stephanie
rated it 5 stars
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Persuasion
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"A bit deeper than the first two..."
Stephanie
rated it 5 stars
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The Scarlet Pimpernel
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"Introducing: the French side of the Channel!"
Stephanie
rated it 4 stars
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Emma
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"Hated it the first time, but I keep coming back to it anyway."
Stephanie
rated it 5 stars
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Sense and Sensibility
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"Longer and less exciting than P&P, Northanger, or Emma, but still lovely."
Stephanie
rated it 4 stars
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Wives and Daughters
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"Gaskell writes in more detail than Jane Austen and requires more patience.
Stephanie
rated it 5 stars
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His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
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"Incorporates the French, and a male perspective"
Stephanie
rated it 5 stars
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The Grand Sophy
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"Hilarious, easy read, but best appreciated after you've learned about Regency norms."
Stephanie
rated it 5 stars
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The Corinthian
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"Simply fun, and teaches you some of the vocabulary of the era."
Stephanie
rated it 4 stars
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Cotillion
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"More fun, more vocabulary/culture"
Stephanie
rated it 4 stars
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Frederica
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"Good vocabulary/culture to understand before attempting to read Burney."
Stephanie
rated it 5 stars
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Camilla
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"Very long, can be frustrating, but fits in with Heyer and Austen so well..."
Stephanie
rated it 5 stars
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The Convenient Marriage
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"Like a cliff-notes version of Camilla. A nice easy read after Burney."
Stephanie
rated it 4 stars
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Evelina
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"An easier read than Camilla, but still can be frustrating....but amazing! "
Stephanie
rated it 5 stars
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Shades of Milk and Honey (Glamourist Histories, #1)
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"Super fluffy but sweet."
Stephanie
rated it 4 stars
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Glamour in Glass (Glamourist Histories, #2)
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Without a Summer (Glamourist Histories, #3)
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Valour and Vanity (Glamourist Histories, #4)
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Of Noble Family (Glamourist Histories, #5)
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Mansfield Park
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"Not as satisfying to the modern reader as some of Austen's other works. But has some mentions of West Indies, like the last book of the Kowal series. "
Stephanie
rated it 4 stars
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Cecilia
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"The book than inspired Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Nevertheless, requires determination and lots of Kleenex. "
Stephanie
rated it 5 stars
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Rondo Allegro
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"The French side of the channel"
Stephanie
rated it 5 stars
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Danse de la Folie
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