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Feb 9, 2012, 1:00 pm
As regards the recognition of friends or acquaintances, it is the privilege of a lady to take the initiative, by being the first to bow. A gentleman should not raise his hat to a lady until she has accorded him this mark of recognition, although the act of bowing is a simultaneous action on the part... Comment - Like
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Feb 6, 2012, 11:00 am
Tasha’s back again with her weekly recaps, with screencaps courtesy of Downton Online.
Did you all see the Downton Abbey skit on Saturday Night Live this weekend? It was soooo funny.
Anyway, this week I’m on pins and needles to find out who that guy with all the bandages is that Lord Grantham ... Comment - Like
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Feb 6, 2012, 2:19 am
Kate Hess of Deleted Playhouse emailed the first installment in Deleted Downton, and I had to share it with you. It’s pretty clever and I’m eager to see what DP does next.
The Deleted Playhouse fishes early drafts of scripts out of the trash, then shoots the scenes that didn’t make the final c... Comment - Like
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Feb 3, 2012, 1:00 pm
I could find little on the author of this business directory, which was published privately in 1905, but the directory itself is a goldmine of social history. To give a little context, Chicago was one of the destinations for African-Americans during the Great Migration; morever, the city was founded... Comment - Like
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Feb 1, 2012, 1:00 pm
... , would have read during their leisure time. The following books are organized by theme and ... people under one roof that seems to attract scandal, gossip, and games, and the following books explore all of ... Girls Under the Stars and Stripes (1917)
The Red Cross Girls Afloat with the ..... Comment - Like
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Jan 30, 2012, 2:40 pm
Tasha’s recapping solo again this week (we’ll soon see Lynn again!), so without further ado, her thoughts on last night’s episode.
For once I’m glad this installment of Downton Abbey is only an hour, because I don’t think I could handle a 2-hour one this week. Anyway, I wonder what Thomas... Comment - Like
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Jan 27, 2012, 3:30 pm
Taking a cue from the owner of the Julian Fellowes’ Titanic fanpage, as well as the number of lists recommending Downton Abbey/Edwardian/WWI-themed books (and stay tuned for the list Melody and I are curating), I decided it was a great time to brag about display my research library. This, my reade... Comment - Like
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Jan 25, 2012, 8:00 am
It is no easy matter to secure quickly the treasure for whom you are seeking. Do not be in a hurry and take anyone; it only entails expense, much vexation, constant changes, and a bad reputation in the neighbourhood, because it is soon said that ” no one ever stops with Mrs. So-and-so.”
Better ... Comment - Like
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Jan 23, 2012, 5:30 pm
Watch Beyond the Fiction on PBS. See more from Secrets of the Manor House.
Reviews:
Recap and Review – Jane Austen’s World
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Jan 23, 2012, 3:30 pm
Lynn can’t be with us today, but Tasha is still here, and her recaps are always funny and informative!
Tonight was very stressful because the Giants’ game went into overtime, which means my mom INSISTED on watching American Idol even though Downton was on AT THE SAME TIME. As if American Idol c... Comment - Like
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Jan 21, 2012, 1:00 pm
From the website:
From January 18 to April 8, 2012, the Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture (BGC) presents Staging Fashion, 1880–1920: Jane Hading, Lily Elsie, Billie Burke in the Focus Gallery. The exhibition is curated by Michele Majer, BGC assistant professo... Comment - Like
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Nov 1, 2011, 3:01 am
Dear Readers,
I must beg your patience and test your loyalty during this month of November for I am participating in NaNoWriMo, otherwise known as National Novel Writing Month. The quest is to write 50,000 words between Nov 1-30, but I am hoping to complete my novel (all 100,000 words) in its entir... Comment - Like
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Oct 26, 2011, 11:00 am
... room was a manuscript by that great narrator of the sea, Joseph Conrad, the ... guilt. But it was Conrad’s great novel Lord Jim, in which a ... guide to all these aspects of this great ship, incorporating authentic period literature from ... contrive an excuse to go home early, at great f... Comment - Like
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Oct 24, 2011, 3:00 pm
Halloween Paradoxes. – THE EVENING before All Saints’ Day, formerly called All Hallows Eve, was originally given to religious observance. Modern usage now spells it Halloween, and it is now devoted mainly to mischief.
In the larger cities that enjoy adequate police protection the impulses of ma... Comment - Like
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Oct 21, 2011, 3:00 pm
Fortunately for me, my main library carried a small but excellent cache of books on Edwardian England, which enabled me to delve into the era at no cost. 1900s Lady, also known as The Edwardian Lady, was one of the first books I picked up when I began to research the Edwardian era, and though I don... Comment - Like
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Oct 20, 2011, 3:00 pm
I’ve just begun another marathon of The House of Eliott (which has lit a new fire beneath a plot I’d thought long burnt out), and as an ex-fashion student and after watching Signé Chanel, a documentary on the preparation of Chanel’s Fall 2005 collection, I grew interested on the construction ... Comment - Like
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Oct 19, 2011, 3:00 pm
Indian suffragettes on the Women’s Coronation Procession of 17 June 1911. The small Indian contingent was organised by Mrs Jane Fisher Unwin (the daughter of Richard Cobden). She and other representatives of the WSPU contacted Indian women living in the UK in the weeks leading up to the procession... Comment - Like
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Oct 18, 2011, 3:00 pm
As per Violet Asquith’s (dau. of H. H. Asquith, PM 1908-16; m. Sir Maurice Bonham Carter in 1915) Diaries and Letters, 1904-1914 and Lady Cynthia Asquith’s (nee Charteris; dau. of 11th Earl and Countess of Wemyss; m. Herbert “Beb” Asquith, Violet’s older brother in 1910) Diaries, 1915-1918... Comment - Like
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Oct 17, 2011, 4:01 pm
At no time is the arrangement of the hair so noticeable as in the summer, when the average healthy American girl goes hatless. At about sixteen or seventeen years the hair is generally worn up on the head, and if the present modes are followed, and the hair arranged deep over the brow and ears and l... Comment - Like
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Oct 14, 2011, 11:26 pm
I had a technical glitch or two making this video (and forgive my crappy camera–but that means you should buy the book to see it all crisp and clear. *ggg*), but without further ado, here is a video of the official companion book, followed by my review!
As you can hopefully see in the video, the ... Comment - Like
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Oct 9, 2011, 9:00 am
Until Friday, I promise!
In return, let’s revisit posts from past Octobers:
Hallowe’en in the Gilded Age
Your Huddled Masses Yearning to Breathe Free: Ellis Island
Daily Life in the British Parliament, Part One
Interview with Philipp Blom, author of The Vertigo Years
Manors and Mansions: Geor... Comment - Like
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Oct 4, 2011, 7:44 pm
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Oct 3, 2011, 6:00 am
Illustrator Joyce Dennys and humorist Gordon Hampden collaborated on two books of humorous war time poetry. Dennys (1893-1991) was a V.A.D. during the Great War, and her role became a point of inspiration:
The Voluntary Aid Detachment started in 1909 when the War Office placed on the British Red Cr... Comment - Like
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Sep 30, 2011, 6:00 am
This is one of those slim, but incredibly informative books that focus on a particular facet of Edwardian life. I don’t recall how I stumbled upon this book, but I am a fan of horse racing, and The Fast Set gives a very entertaining look at Victorian and Edwardian racing society.
Though considere... Comment - Like
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Sep 28, 2011, 8:00 am
Now, as I said, I can do social history, I can do politics, I can do food, and I can even do diplomacy, but the military goes right over my head (Shh, don’t let my very military family hear this!); however, since WWI looms largely over both Downton Abbey and the Edwardians, it behooves me to do my... Comment - Like
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Sep 26, 2011, 6:16 am
On Downton Abbey, Sir Richard Carlisle is smooth, urbane, influential–and incredibly rich. Carlisle has built his fortune in newspapers–and not just any newspaper, but the tabloid press. His real life counterpart, Alfred Harmsworth, Lord Northcliffe, founded The Daily Mail in 1896 after earning ... Comment - Like
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Sep 23, 2011, 8:00 am
The 1980s were apparently a last hurrah for books about Edwardian society (no doubt in reaction to the death of the last Edwardian and “Soul”, Lady Diana Cooper, who died in 1986 aged 93), and the year 1984 in particular witnessed the release of two books about The Souls. I discussed a little ab... Comment - Like
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Sep 22, 2011, 9:48 pm
Spoilers for the next episodes abound in these pictures, so view at your own risk!
Episode Two
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Sep 19, 2011, 6:30 am
As I am but an humble American citizen and cannot legally access the latest season of Downton Abbey, what I can say about the happenings and history of series two will derive from what spoilers I glean from articles and stray tweets. So Edwardian Promenade and I are forced to march out of step with ... Comment - Like
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Sep 17, 2011, 12:00 pm
The fashionable lady in Society required new clothes not only each year, but for each season and each activity. The less well-to-do usually had their clothing made over, or hired the services of a local dressmaker when in the country (and a lady’s maid had to be handy with the needle and up on the... Comment - Like
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Sep 16, 2011, 4:00 am
FTC Disclosure: The good people at Shire Books posted this book for a possible review.
I find Shire Publications a treasure trove for history buffs. Whenever I acquire a title, I am always by the amount of information and visual aids included in each release because the authors distill the most am... Comment - Like
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Sep 14, 2011, 8:00 am
Belle Epoque France was relatively free of the hypocrisy of Edwardian England, and there, the courtesan flourished. The exploits, the rivalries, the fashion, the lovers, and the wealth of Les Grand Horizontals were given equal coverage as the doings of Tout Paris, and in fact, where the courtesans l... Comment - Like
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Sep 12, 2011, 5:01 am
When Downton Abbey ended its first series, little did I suspect that a companion book was in the works. Once news of the book was confirmed, and its cover and drop date released to the web, I was determined to interview its author, Jessica Fellowes. The wonderful closeness of the world wide web made... Comment - Like
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Sep 5, 2011, 12:00 pm
I downloaded Old Rose and Silver before I started Myrtle Reed’s Lavender and Old Lace, back when I thought Lavender and Old Lace was going to be good. And then, I did want to give Myrtle Reed another try, and I thought I might as well get it over with. And as it turns out, she deserved another sho... Comment - Like
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Sep 3, 2011, 4:03 am
Here’s something that will tide you over during Labor Day weekend (for Americans and Canadians)!
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Aug 29, 2011, 6:00 am
News of Julian Fellowes’ Titanic mini-series for ITV was met with much fanfare and discussion, but the BBC had also quietly commissioned its own 12 part mini-series, this time focusing on the actual construction of the R.M.S. Titanic from 1897 to its maiden voyage in 1912. Titanic: Blood & Steel i... Comment - Like
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Aug 26, 2011, 12:00 pm
If you are a cat lover like me, one of the greatest pleasures found in owning a cat is when they cease their caterwauling around the house to be fed! It’s amazing how quiet a rambunctious cat can be once you pour a can of wet food or scoop a handful of dry food into their dishes, but it’s even m... Comment - Like
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Aug 24, 2011, 12:00 pm
France may have been a Republic, but the glories of its aristocracy lived on. Granted, the upheaval of the last one hundred years resulted in a fragmented upper class, and the last vestiges of their political power died with the Boulanger scandal; nevertheless, its members remained incredibly exclus... Comment - Like
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Aug 22, 2011, 12:00 pm
Outside of a financial panic or murder, the only thing that struck fear into the hearts and minds of Gilded Age society was Town Topics. This elegant weekly, which recorded the exploits of society, published promising literature, sporting news, and even offered financial advice, was published by Col... Comment - Like
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Aug 16, 2011, 6:00 am
I have a Tumblr account but I’m too lazy to I will update it on a more consistent basis. However, other more diligent and interesting Tumbloggers keep the platform thoroughly saturated with the Edwardian era! Here are a few I highly recommend!
Ye Old Fashion – the owner cycles through the decad... Comment - Like
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Aug 15, 2011, 6:00 am
The amazing and outrageous dichotomies of life under Jim Crow were embodied in Alonzo Herndon. Each day, he traveled from his home to ride at the back of a street car to his barber shop in Atlanta, where he then entered the building from the rear entrance. When Herndon’s barber shop opened for the... Comment - Like
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Aug 10, 2011, 6:00 am
Marcia Pelham, Countess of Yarborough
When I first began reading and writing historical romance, the most pressing topic was the proper usage of British titles. For example, you address a duke as “Your Grace” (or, as seen in Downton Abbey, “Duke” if you are of the same rank), the second, th... Comment - Like
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Aug 7, 2011, 6:00 am
Lord Loveland Discovers America, by those automobile fiends A.M. and C.N. Williamson, is sort of a sequel to Lady Betty Across the Water — Val (short for Percival, one of the Marquis of Loveland’s many names) is Betty’s cousin, and although he’s said to resemble Betty in many things, I’m p... Comment - Like
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Aug 3, 2011, 6:00 am
I know I’m focusing most of my attention on women’s roles in WWI, but there are so many resources–both in print and online–detailing the decisive battles, the famous generals, and the carnage of the Great War (basically, men’s roles in the war). I don’t know about you, but I find WWI mor... Comment - Like
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Jul 31, 2011, 6:00 am
Though Indian (Parsi) and a woman, Cornelia Sorabji accomplished the unimaginable in becoming the first woman to practice law in India and Britain. Sorabji was born into a large family of nine children, her father, Reverend Sorabji Karsedji, a Parsi Christian, and her mother, Francina Ford, an India... Comment - Like
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Jul 30, 2011, 1:10 am
COMING SOON: September 18, 2011 in the UK, January 8, 2012 in USA
Twitter nearly exploded today with news that the first episode of Downton Abbey’s second run was being screened by the press. Now we have official news–and a press packet–about the upcoming series! If you hate spoilers, turn aw... Comment - Like
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