The Time Traveller's Guide to Regency Britain | 
pickVery good. Very detailed but sometimes the details got bogged down and I felt like the author was try to hard to include everything in this guide. Learnt a lot about the Regency period.
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Thank you @StayCurious for letting me join in on this. I haven't finished it yet as I was enjoying being part of it but as you know I got ill during and I haven't been able to get back into it. I did try but I just couldn't get back into it. Thank you for letting me be a part of this.
pickI couldn‘t help wanting at least 50% of this book to be pictures. The tiny appendix of images wasn‘t nearly enough and should have at least been embedded in the text. When I realized I wouldn‘t get that wish I switched to audio which was the best decision! The author has a truly fabulous reading voice, and it made it way easier to keep pace with the super-long daily chapters. My complaints aside, this was great!⬇️⬇️⬇️
pick#Pemberlittens - Entertainment was a fitting way to end and I found the chapter lived up to its name. Overall, I enjoyed this book. It wasn‘t overly long winded, the pacing was good, the research was well done, and the separation of the classes to learn about everyone was easy to follow. My ebook did have pictures at the end but I feel they could have served better placed within the material. But I do know a lot more about Jane‘s time than before.
#Pemberlittens Ch.11: I always found it interesting that practicing law was more respectable than being a doctor back in the day - from this book I‘ve learnt reasons why it was such a sought after profession. It must have been tedious and frustrating to have to work within the confines of a legal system that moved like molasses at times. It was interesting to learn about policing and transportation as well.
#Pemberlittens Ch.10 - I have a horrid fascination with old timey medicine so I enjoyed this chapter even if I found some stuff difficult to read. As with other chapters, the author doesn‘t pull punches. I‘m still cringing from the dentist section…and I was actually surprised that a large number of people cared about cleanliness.
pickThis is a #Pemberlittens buddy read and a great addition to my #nonfictionreadingchallenge. I love how the author breaks down each chapter. I often wish I could go back in time for a day but after reading this book I'm glad to be here now with plumbing and modern medicine.
#Pemberlittens Ch.9: sorry for another late post. When you have a toddler - you‘re on their schedule 😄. This was an interesting chapter and I liked how once again he broke it up to different levels of society. I love learning about the history of food and drink and the cost of everything. I don‘t think I would like the food much on visiting though. Sheep‘s udders? Calf‘s head?
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442 pages • first pub 2020
“Ian Mortimer turns to what is arguably the most-loved period in British history - the Regency, or Georgian England. A time of exuberance, thrills, frills and unchecked bad behaviour, it was perhaps the last age of true freedom before the trarrival of the stifling world of Victorian morality.”
#Pemberlittens Ch.8: just thinking about what you might catch in an inn…like in our last book. And reading about how poor people lived was rough. But I must admit to being fascinated with how the wealthy lived. There should be a show called “Regency Cribs”
#Pemberlittens Ch.7: travelling would have been expensive! I wonder if there were ways to avoid the tolls on roads, especially if you travelled on foot. An interesting chapter. I think this would be a helpful book to authors who write regency romances. One thing that stuck out: people who walked were looked down upon. If you remember in our last book, the time travellers arrived at the inn and are treated poorly because they arrived by foot.
#Pemberlittens Ch.5 overall an interesting chapter but I feel as though there were a lot of numbers mentioned. The mail system sounds crazy complicated and it‘s a wonder people sent so many letters. I thought it was interesting when he mentioned how basically everything is taxed now and in regency people would have been shocked.
#Pemberlittens Ch:4 this chapter was long and I probably should have checked that while divvying up the book. Whoops, it took me an extra day. A lot of it was interesting, but the parts about animals being treated poorly got to me and I found it hard to read. I did find the part abt men being extra sensitive brought to mind that scene from Bedazzled (pictured above lol IYKYK).
My #librarybookhaul from yesterday. Picked up holds on the tagged book for #Pemberlittens & A Botanist‘s Guide to Parties and Poisons for #AuldLangSpine from @Laughterhp ‘s list & Funeral Girl & Accomplished caught my eye in YA. Then the library bookstore had 1/2-off fiction so I got the 3 remaining books there for $2.50. I‘m most excited about the pretty Waterstones Signed Exclusive Edition of Under the Whispering Door! 🤗
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#Pemberlittens Ch.3 - I found this chapter fascinating- I loved learning more about the social hierarchy- which was so very important in society. I liked learning about the different people who made names for themselves. I found the sections on the poorest members of society difficult to read - especially about the children. I think that‘s why Austen and other writers of regency romance tend to avoid mentioning that part. 👇
For those reading the book for the #pemberlittens readalong, you might come across corn. This is a term that collectively includes any sort of grain: wheat, oat, barley, corn, etc.
Starting my Saturday morning reading trying to catch up on this one for #Pemberlittens. #coffeeandabook
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#Pemberlittens Ch.2: sorry for the late post - I fell asleep at 7 last night! This chapter was interesting but also a bit boring - I wished there were pictures throughout of the different buildings that were described. The main thought I had was if I lived back then it sure would be better to have money. Also, if you were a good architect and were able to make a name for yourself you were set.
#Pemberlittens Ch.1: Sorry…I‘m still trying to shake that description of how poor people lived in Liverpool. What an eye opening chapter! I always thought old-timey Britain was idyllic but the industrial revolution brought about a lot of difficulties and environmental destruction. It was great for rich people but I feel terrible for those who were trying to eke out a living only to have to return to a slum. What a miserable life!
#Pemberlittens I‘m so happy to start reading what I hope will be an interesting foray into the time of Jane‘ Austen. It was a good introduction- I like his writing style so far. It‘s not overly stuffy. I‘m looking forward to the different chapters, specifically hygiene and medicine. I‘m sad that the vicar was basically told to fill out his paperwork a certain way, and we lost out on some important history because of it.
Hey #Pemberlittens! We‘re going to start reading this book on February 1 as it won a large majority of the vote - I‘m interested in this one for sure! I will be doing a chapter a day, starting with the introduction. Please let her know if you want to be tagged in @StayCurious daily posts.
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Hey #Pemberlittens! We‘re going to start reading this book on February 1 as it won a large majority of the vote - I‘m interested in this one for sure! I will be doing a chapter a day, starting with the introduction. Please let me know if you want to be tagged in my daily posts.
