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Jul 06

Charades: A Jane Austen Rarity Revived

Mark V

Withnail Books of Penrith, renowned for their chapbooks of literary rarities, have just announced a facsimile edition of Charades, Written a hundred years ago by Jane Austen and Her Family, originally published in 1895. This charming collection of riddles devised by the family for their own...

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Mar 21 2023

Jane Austen goes dancing

jamesdhobsonuk

What could Jane Austen and similar unmarried gentlewomen of the Regency Age, look forward to? There were certainly a host of activities that could fill and kill time, but what could be anticipated with some pleasure? One of the few prospects was the Ball or the Assembly. Roughly, the former would...

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