Category Archives: Victorian Marriage and Courtship

Review: Mistress of Charlecote – The Memoirs of Mary Elizabeth Lucy

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Susanna

Several years ago, I was browsing through a research book – the title now escapes me – when I followed a tiny bibliographic note to a memoir titled Mistress of Charlecote – The Memoirs of Mary Elizabeth Lucy. Intrigued, I … Continue reading →

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Whom You May Not Marry in 1837

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Susanna

When plotting your next late Regency or early Victorian romance, you may want to check these handy marriage rules before your lovely young heroine falls in love with the hot son of the brother of her cruel, elderly, late husband … Continue reading →

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A Collection of Victorian Flirtations

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Susanna

The holiday season has arrived!  We must make sure that we observe proper postage stamp flirtation when we send out our holiday greeting cards or that we know how to use our fork and knife to tell that special Victorian … Continue reading →

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Victorian Window Signaling, Hat Flirtations, Love Letters and More

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Susanna

Gentle readers, oh horror! I’ve run out of passages that I want to excerpt from The Mystery of Love, Courtship and Marriage Explained by Henry J Wehman, published in 1890! I adore this book, so I’m feeling a bit sad. *Sniffs and … Continue reading →

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Secret Flirtations at the Dinner Table and More Victorian Love Letters

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Susanna

It was an overcast day, and I was in a bad mood. All morning, I sat and stared at my computer screen with no creative inspiration, no burning desire. My mind was dull, dull, dull.  Then I realized what was … Continue reading →

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