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The Direful Tale of Mr Steel’s Lavender Water
“And here is my sweet little Annamaria,” she added, tenderly caressing a little girl of three years old, who had not made a noise for the last two minutes; “And she is always so gentle and quiet —...
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Colonel Brandon’s Curries, Part One
In Sense and Sensibility we are told that Colonel Brandon served in the East Indies and, for the British Army at that time, this most likely would have meant being on active service in India. In...
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Colonel Brandon’s Curries, Part Two
In our last post we posited the entirely plausible theory that, had Colonel Brandon wanted to eat a curry at Delaford it was probable that his cook would have known how to prepare a British version of...
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A Sense and Sensibility Desert Island Discs
It is Advent and Christmas is fast approaching…far too fast probably for all the preparations to be completed on time. But I’m feeling a little frivolous and so, in this anniversary year for Sense and...
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Transmission Details of “The Many Lovers of Miss Jane Austen” with Amanda...
is now scheduled to be broadcast on the 23rd December from 9 p.m.- 10 p.m. on BBC2 The Press Release for the programme gives us some hints of its content: To mark the 200th anniversary of the...
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Charlotte, The Forgotten Princess: A New Exhibition on Princess Charlotte to...
The Brighton Museum Press Office has just announced that a new exhibition on the short life of Princes Charlotte, is to be held in the sumptuous surroundings of her father’s seaside pleasure...
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Ladies Accomplishments: Silk Pictures and Filigree Work
On Sunday the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow programme highlighted two picture which have echoes of Sense and Sensibility for us, and so I thought you might like to see them. They were early 19th century...
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“The Many Lovers of Jane Austen” released on DVD
Professor Amanda Vickery’s BBC 2 TV programme which was first screened at Christmas in the UK, has now been released on DVD and is available from all the usual outlets. The Many Lovers of Jane Austen...
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Make a Regency Dress and Reticule at Keats’ House Museum
If you are in the vicinity of Hampstead next weekend, you might like to try turning you hand to making a Regency reticule or even a pocket. There will be a Regency Sewing Workshop at the Keat’s House...
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A Reminder: today is the last day for entries to the Jane Austen’s House...
If you would like to enter the Give-away Competition organised to celebrate the first anniversary of the Jane Austen’s House Museum’s blog then you have until the end of today 17th January to enter....
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