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• Some things are meant to be…

  
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  Before Christmas I just nipped into the Cancer Research shop in Knowle whilst on an early evening trip to the greengrocers. There was a beautiful, purple velvet, bias-cut dress with beading around the neckline, in a size 14, for £20. I stroked it, and mentally reminded myself that I had no reason to buy it, and ...
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• Rosedale in Love, by Lev Raphael – A Review

  
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  In honor of Edith Wharton’s 150th birthday yesterday, Kimberly Denny-Ryder has generously shared her review of this new novel inspired by Wharton’s The House of Mirth. The Gilded Age of America is one of my favorite time periods to read about.  This is probably due to the fact that I grew up near NYC and [...]
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• Hello Wharton Abbey: In Celebration of Edith Wharton’s 150th Birthday: Her Novels and Their Legacy: Guest Blog by Lev Raphael

  
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  “True originality consists not in a new manner but in a new vision.” – Edith Wharton Edith Wharton, Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, designer, and taste-setter of her time was born 150 years ago today. Huzzah! Renown for her novels: The House of Mirth (1905), Ethan Frome (1911), The ...
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• Madame Glover, Dressmaker

  
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  Many of our readers are already familiar with my obsession with local dressmaker and manufacturer labels and stores. In a recent large acquisition there were two examples of a well known local dressmaker, so I was thrilled. Heres a bit about Madame Glover.  Madame Annie Glover     Annie Casey Glover (1861- ...
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• The Prestige by Christopher Priest

  
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  The Prestige opens in the present day, when a young reporter named Andrew Westley travels to meet Kate Angier, a reclusive woman he first met as a child. Both Andrew and Kate feel that something important happened during that first meeting of theirs long ago, but neither of them really knows how to explain this ...
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• Follow Friday: Secrets of the Manor House on PBS this Sunday

  
  Austenprose — Authority: 482
  Ever wonder what really went on behind the stately walls of a British manor house like Downton Abbey? If so, be sure to catch the premiere of Secrets of the Manor House being aired before the third episode of Downton Abbey Season Two on Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 on many PBS stations (check local listings). [...]
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• 1917 Lace Fashions on Clothing

  
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  Here is some 1917 advice and articles from the Modern Priscilla on adding lace to women’s clothing, decorating hats with embroidery, and an article or advertisement about Summer Blouses of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
  2 weeks ago

• Downton Abbey branded ‘cultural necrophilia’ by historian Simon Schama

  
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  http://www.dailymail.co.uk Downton Abbey branded ‘cultural necrophilia’ by historian Simon Schama The leading historian said the costume drama starring Hugh Bonneville (pictured) and set in Edwardian Britain was ‘hyper-overacted’ and ‘cultural necrophilia’. published date:Wed, 18 Jan 2012 ...
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• Tatting and needlework patterns from the April 1917 issue of The Modern Priscilla

  
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  I scanned thru the needle work section of the April 1917 issue of The Modern Priscilla, which had patterns and advice on making doilies, tatted edges on linens, crochet patterns, small hand sewn... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Infidelity: stereocard series (Edwardian sex humor)

  
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    Just posted a complete set of nine stereocards (first above), ca. 1910, plus close-ups, and you can see them here  
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• REVIEW: Trouble at the Wedding by Laura Lee Guhrke

  
  Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary — Authority: 120
  Dear Ms. Guhrke: In a way I wish I had read Trouble at the Wedding before the first two books in the Abandoned at the Altar series. The Edwardian setting, pairing of the bourgeois heroine from the American South and the titled but impoverished English duke, and mixed cocktail of the marriage for money and the ...
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• Dratted Downton Abbey

  
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  This is dire. I needed another costume drama addiction like I needed a Tim Tebow bobblehead...which is to say, I didnt. In case you did, Merry Christmas I certainly didnt want an addiction to a show currently airing. I have the peculiar habit of refusing to watch a show while it airs. I purchase it on ...
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• Tour Downton Abbey and Learn More About the Real-Life Estate and the Era’s Decor!

  
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  Last night at the Golden Globes, one of my favorite series, Downton Abbey , won the award for best television miniseries, and in my opinion, it couldn’t be more well deserved. If you’re not familiar with the series, Downton Abbey meticulously traces the lifestyle of an aristocratic English family just before and ...
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• Just £249.00 for One Night Prestige Break For Two At A Radisson Edwardian Hotel – Short Breaks

  
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  One Night Prestige Break For Two At A Radisson Edwardian Hotel £249.00 One Night Prestige Break For Two At A Radisson Edwardian Hotel Virgin Experience Days Product Information From bijou boutique ...
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• 1900s Ladies Fashion

  
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• How Do Upvc Conservatories Increase The Value If Your Home

  
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  uPVC conservatories are a wonderful way to enhance the appearance of a home while adding considerable value as well. By the simple addition of an outer structure, a lovely sunroom is put in place. You can achieve some very desirable results without the stress of having major construction on your home with some very ...
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• experimental archeology / history at its best

  
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  Victorian Farm | Edwardian Farm -- 18 hours of BBC experimental archeology/historical documentaries, online. Archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn and historian Ruth Goodman spend two years living the life of rural country farmers.
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• Yorks public clocks

  
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  Like Londons, Yorks streets are well-supplied with clocks for the use of passers-by. Here are some favourites noticed on recent visits.  The street facade of St Martin Le Grand Church is dominated by a large clock, topped with the eighteenth-century Little Admiral (although theyre currently away for ...
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• Seduce Me At The Mercer

  
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  - Introducing the Coco de Mer Valentine’s Package at the Mercer Street Hotel, Covent Garden - Leading erotic retailer offers the ultimate Valentine’s package at the newly launched Mercer Street The newly launched Radisson Edwardian Mercer Street Hotel has teamed up with leading erotic retailer Coco de Mer to ...
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• April 1917 issue of The Modern Priscilla – cover and first few pages

  
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  Apparently this ladies’ home and house keeping magazine’s issue was just published right before the United States entered World War I in April of 1917. The theme of this month’s... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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