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No. 98: March / April 2019

Princess Charlotte’s wedding
Excitement as the heir to the throne marries her German prince
Jane Austen’s prayers
Understanding the author's faith
There goes the neighbourhood
The Prince Regent moves into nearby Kempshott
‘Spy Nozzy’ and the fears of foreign espionage
Two of England's finest poets were mistaken for overseas agents
Ghostly goings-on
Exploring the supernatural, the paranormal and the superstitious
Regency Rogue
Eliza Ross, the murderess hanged on the evidence of her own son

Plus reports from Austen societies; news, letters, book reviews, quiz and much, much more!

Lady Worsley scandal
The heiress who shocked Georgian society
Louisa Lushington’s journal
The secret diary of a Regency lady has been transcribed
Who killed Mrs Churchill?
Reading Emma as a murder-mystery tale
New coins, please
It took a foreigner to introduce the great recoinage
Pelisse please
Reconstructing a garment that may have been worn by Jane Austen
Jane Austen the radical
Helena Kelly introduces her new book

Pride & Prejudice
The stage production that is touring the UK
Jobs for the girls
Some women in Regency times had remarkable occupations
Mad, bad and dangerous to know
Lord Byron’s mistress spoke out in the pages of Glenarvon
Making a splash
Catherine Morland’s visit to the spa at Bath
Captain Cook’s curiosities
Stunning exhibits from the South Seas were on display in London
A caddish colonel
How Colonel Berkeley, from Gloucestershire, seemed to cause one scandal after another

Poldark returns
The Cornish Mr Darcy will be back on our television screens this autumn
Scandal at Stoneleigh
A murder tale comes close to Jane Austen’s maternal family
Austen for caregivers
Carol J Adams looks at the link between Austen, the First World War and 21st-century caregivers
Women against slavery
Meet those women who campaigned against the heinous trade in human beings
The real Lady Susan
Take a look at Lady Susan Vernon, Austen’s youthful creation
Janeites in DC
A preview of this year’s JASNA AGM which is taking place in October
Jane Austen Festival in Bath
A host of exciting events are lined up for September’s gathering

Spinets and pianofortes
Jane Austen uses keyboard instruments to depict social standing
Volcano disruption
An explosion in the
Far East may have led to a year without a summer
Shipwreck and bankruptcy
Two disasters hit Jane Austen’s family
Eliza O’Neill
Did marriage and children help or hinder an author’s writing?
Wedlock, children and writing
Austen’s family had a connection with horse racing in Bath
Jane Austen Festival in Bath
A host of exciting events are lined up for September’s gathering

Mr Wickham returns
Adrian Lukis is taking his show on tour
Alton Regency Week
The Hampshire gathering is going from strength to strength
Georgian names for a Princess
The youngest royal is called Charlotte, Elizabeth Diana
Let us pray
What did the church and its teachings mean to Jane Austen?
Racing certainty
Austen’s family had a connection with horse racing in Bath
Being a kept man
Meet those who were in search of a wealthy wife

Ladies on horseback
Riding sidesaddle was the only polite way to appear in public
Meet Diana Shervington
Exclusive interview with the doyenne of Janeites, twice descended from the Austen family
White-washing
The people of colour who lived in Georgian England
Sanditon revisited
Take a trip to modern-day Worthing
A stitch in time
Needlework had a particular role in Jane’s novels
Is this the book that inspired Sense & Sensibility?
Introducing A Gossip’s Story

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