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The Wuthering Heights first published in 1847 isn't quite the version we know today... Our new facsimile reproduces the first edition, before Charlotte Brontë's later revisions. Here's a closer look at the original and the story behind this new publication 👇
I am thrilled to share my review of Miss Beresford and the Beast, the wonderful new novel by @mimimatthewsesq.bsky.social, out now in eBook! bookafterbook.blog/2026/08/27/b...
#BookReview: MISS BERESFORD AND THE BEAST by Mimi Matthews @MimiMatthewsEsq
Publication: 25th August 2026 (eBook), 13th October 2026 (paperback, audiobook) – Perfectly Proper Press A spirited Victorian beauty with a fondness for fairytales unwittingly falls under the power…
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It was wonderful to visit the Elizabeth II: A Life in Style exhibition at the King's Gallery!
Had a wonderful day at Chatsworth House on Sunday! It was even better than I expected (I already want to go back!)
I can't wait for this movie!!!
Letterboxd@letterboxd.social · 4mo agoWatch the first trailer for Georgia Oakley’s Sense and Sensibility, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Esmé Creed-Miles, Caitríona Balfe, Frank Dillane, George MacKay and Fiona Shaw 💗 In theaters October 16. Add to your watchlist ➡️ https://boxd.it/VTKG
New books and I don't know which one to read first: - The Country House Dining Room by Amy Boyington - A Guide to Regency Dress by @fourredshoes.bsky.social - Jane Austen: The Biography by Elizabeth Jenkins
The good thing about commuting is lot of reading time and I’ve been waiting all day to get back to Hoax by Madeleine Pelling!
Gorgeous cover for MISS BERESFORD AND THE BEAST, the first book in the Daughters of Somerset series by @mimimatthewsesq.bsky.social, out on August 4! www.mimimatthews.com/books/daught... #MissBeresfordandtheBeast #daughtersofsomerset #mimimatthews #victorianromance #beautyandthebeast #woundedhero
The day has finally arrived. You can now *officially* watch puffins live from the Farne Islands, 24 hours a day: bit.ly/4tRz72T Please enjoy these puffins kissing in celebration of this momentous event.
I've just finished reading this fascinating biography of Margaret Beaufort by Nicola Tallis and now I am obsessed with the matriarch of the Tudor dynasty!
Travelling back to the Victorian era with my new books!!! #newbooks #victorianera #ruthgoodman @deannaraybourn.bsky.social
"You would be astonished, I daresay, if you knew what interesting conversations I enjoy with myself." —Venetia
#OnThisDay in 1542, Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of King Henry VIII, was beheaded at Tower Green in the Tower of London after being attainted for high treason following sexual indiscretions. She was buried in the nearby chapel of St Peter ad Vincula. 📸 Getty
Henry VIII's love token secured by British Museum after centuries lost reut.rs/4ts92Yv
Henry VIII's love token secured by British Museum after centuries lost
Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon's marriage didn't last - he divorced her in 1533 - but a golden heart pendant linked to their union did survive, and has now been secured for permanent display at the British Museum.
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#OnThisDay in 1840, Queen Victoria married Prince Albert. Unusually for brides of the time, she wore a white dress, a symbol not so much of purity than of wealth, which proved immensely influential. 📸 Getty
Watching Pride and Prejudice and one of my favourite scenes is when, after Lizzie refuses Mr. Collins's proposal, Mrs. Bennet chases her and there are geese all around! #prideandprejudice2005
Just finished reading Henry V by Dan Jones and it is such an addictive and riveting read! I was completely fascinated by this historical figure and the author's writing is so superb that I can't wait to read more of his books!
#OnThisDay in 1813, 'Pride and Prejudice' was published, bound in three handsome volumes and priced at 18 shillings. “Buy it immediately,” playwright Richard Sheridan told a friend, adding that it was “one of the cleverest things” he had ever read. 📸 Getty
#OnThisDay in 1882, English novelist, critic and queen of the Bloomsbury Group Virginia Woolf was born Adeline Virginia Stephen at Hyde Park Gate in Kensington, London. Her father, Leslie Stephen, was the founding editor of the Dictionary of National Biography. 📸 Getty
I loved visiting Hampton Court Palace last August and I fell so in love with its history that I needed to know more. The Palace by Gareth Russell is a captivating and fascinating account and I couldn't put it down!
First book of 2026 is The History of England by a Partial, Prejudiced and Ignorant Historian, aka Jane Austen
Cold and rainy weather calls for hot tea and a good book! I've just started reading the latest novel by Martha Waters and I am already addicted to this fun and cozy mystery!
#OnThisDay in 1815, Jane Austen’s 'Emma', a novel about “a heroine whom no one but myself will much like”, was an instant hit. It was published in three volumes, each set costing one guinea. 📸 Getty
Persuasion was published on this day in 1817. Making it 208 years of every other love letter not being good enough.
Jane Austen was born 250 years ago today ✨ Our new display, Dancing with Austen, explores how dance shaped her social world and drove the plots of her novels. Now on display at the Weston Library. #JaneAusten
