The Duchess of Devonshire's Gossip Guide to the 18th Century

Scandalous tid-bits from England's finest socialite of the Georgian age.

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Evelina, Volume 3, Letters 11- 23 (72-84)

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Summary Evelina is on a mission and that mission is to avoid Lord Orville at all costs. In the past this mission would be more easily ...
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

The Other Duchess

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T he White Swan may sound like a pure sot of establishment but anyone who would have walked into it in the late 18th and early 19th centurie...
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Monday, June 27, 2011

Book Review: Royal Pains and Giveaway!

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R oyals are the ultimate level of the privileged sect.  Their lives are notoriously unavailable and therefore theoretically private to us sm...
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Sunday, June 26, 2011

Yay or Nay? Sarah Siddons

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M ary Boteler wow most with her look over overflowing ribbons and bows, earning her a Yay.  This week we have another hat in a very theatri...
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