Interesting and well researched. I will be using this book as a historical reference. ( )

Georgette Heyer fans will delight in Jennifer Kloester's definitive guide to her Regency world: the people, the shops, clubs and towns they frequented, the parties and seasons they celebrated, how they ate, drank, dressed, socialized, voted, shopped and drove. A fun read for any Heyer fan. ( )

[This is a review I wrote in 2008]

**A good read for fans of Regency literature**

Readers of Regency literature will be delighted to find this informative and well-written book now available in paperback. Jennifer Kloester has delved into the heart of the upper echelons of society during the Regency period and her book provides a substantive, yet easy-to-read, account of many different aspects of Regency culture.

Aimed at Heyer fans, with constant references back to characters in Georgette Heyer novels, it's also going to appeal to Austen fans and general readers alike. I found it fascinating to read about the different layers in upper class society and the finer points of etiquette and moral standards. I'd always wondered what the differences were between fops and bucks and dandys, and I had never had any idea at all of what a nonpareil was! It's interesting too to read about the details of the London Season - the most fashionable places to be seen, who would be invited to what, and in particular to read about the most exclusive establishment of Almack's and the highly sought after vouchers for visiting there.

You'll find a wealth of easily accessible information packed into these pages and it's sure to help enhance the enjoyment of all Regency novels, not just Georgette Heyer's. One small gripe would be that there are occasions in the book where I would have liked a footnote or reference to where the information had come from. An impressively researched and readable reference book. ( )

Un saggio delizioso su usi e costumi dell'Inghilterra di fine 700/inizio '800 basato su romanzi di Georgette Heyer.

La spiegazione di usi e costumi del mondo di una grande autrice di romanzi storici a torto considerata solo "un'autrice di romanzi rosa"
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A really handy reference to explain all those terms understood in the 1800's but having evolved in recent times to perhaps have a different connotation. Indispensable if you are new to Georgette Heyer's world. Not an entirely complete catalogue of terms. ( )