tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post496161379270866559..comments2023-11-01T02:48:18.057+11:00Comments on Historical Belles and Beaus: Guest Abigail Reynolds: The Scandal of Eloping in Regency EnglandAnneMarie Brearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12913093174855808979noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post-48479309162653517172011-04-15T09:15:59.519+10:002011-04-15T09:15:59.519+10:00HI LINDA! A WOMAN OF MY HEART!HI LINDA! A WOMAN OF MY HEART!hotcha12https://www.blogger.com/profile/15604525565464894250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post-26069428112061924312011-04-15T08:22:21.995+10:002011-04-15T08:22:21.995+10:00I love these type books.. thank you for having a b...I love these type books.. thank you for having a blog to help check out all these books.. i have read some of the authors... i would love to win -gabriel_peggy@yahoo.compeggy gabrielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post-73754700797262435952011-04-15T05:48:09.576+10:002011-04-15T05:48:09.576+10:00This has to be the most interesting time in histor...This has to be the most interesting time in history and has always been my favorite. If I could go back in time, it would be to this exact period. Can you imagine how exciting it would be just sit in the background and watch how life plays out? Love it!!! Congratulations on a fabulous book. I can't wait to read it!<br /><br />Connie Fischer<br />conniecape@aol.comConniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03217408544219883095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post-1957214181566923482011-04-14T05:32:51.832+10:002011-04-14T05:32:51.832+10:00It is absolutely amazing how they treated marriage...It is absolutely amazing how they treated marriage back then. I can see the romance of eloping. Thanks for sharing. Very informative!<br /><br />Did you do most of your research online?<br /><br />Smiles<br />StephStephanie Burkhart https://www.blogger.com/profile/16952130018587727063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post-13416982194608267952011-04-13T05:07:46.034+10:002011-04-13T05:07:46.034+10:00Always a fascinating topic - now and then. I was r...Always a fascinating topic - now and then. I was raised by fairly old fashioned parents with my grandparents all being born in Sicily. My father was an only child and his word was to be listened to. So my older sister eloped - sounds familiar lol. Although it didn't ruin our family, it was something to be ashamed of. I wanted a career but my father figured I would just run off and get pregnant - that's what women were meant to be! My grandmother who lived with us use to chaperone any boy that came over to the house. I could go on but you can see some of the similarites. Maybe that's one of the reasons I enjoy regencies so much and P&P variations - the similarities and the differences. It's always fascinating and your books sounds wonderful and exciting!catsladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375770995988927860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post-54945200777394327082011-04-13T00:04:07.336+10:002011-04-13T00:04:07.336+10:00Such a wonderful topic to explore in a romance nov...Such a wonderful topic to explore in a romance novel. Is the hero and heroine's love strong enough to withstand society's disdain for their marriage? It must have been very difficult to return home and find your family and friends looking down on you.Jennifer Ann Coffeenhttp://www.JenniferAnnCoffeen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post-71701404828570828472011-04-12T22:51:28.083+10:002011-04-12T22:51:28.083+10:00Enjoy reading this article and it made me set back...Enjoy reading this article and it made me set back and reflect on things now and then. I truly would love to read this book. Being raised under strict rules ..I myself can understand some of what went on but thank goodness I did not have my husband picked for me. ha ha My husband was under a powerful magnify glass when we were dating as that was the proper thing to do then. ha ha susan Leech garysue@dejazzd.comsusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07719916545911843485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post-55336285189200678472011-04-12T00:20:27.759+10:002011-04-12T00:20:27.759+10:00Interesting. I just read Johanna Lindsey's &qu...Interesting. I just read Johanna Lindsey's "Man of my Dreams" where a couple goes to Gretna Green to marry. The stigma of it isn't brought to light in the book.<br /><br />I have to wonder if things aren't returning that way a bit, with people marrying for political reasons and to share health benefits and such. Plus with the internet, everyone again knows everyone's business. Marriage does seem more a legal contract these days than a bond of the soul. Sad.LK Hunsakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10706929624587891992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post-24272782287980489612011-04-11T23:52:40.312+10:002011-04-11T23:52:40.312+10:00I don't think we realize today how connected s...I don't think we realize today how connected society was then. Everybody knew everyone else's business and since people couldn't move around, they had to be concerned with their neighbors' opinions. And then there's the old double standard. Women were more vulnerable to scandal because they didn't have as many options as men. A man with money could always find a suitable woman to marry, but a woman, even with money, would be subordinate to her husband and he could make her life miserable.Linda Banchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18143074276306710646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post-11091760088322692502011-04-11T23:36:17.160+10:002011-04-11T23:36:17.160+10:00I love the Regency Romance genre. I have read all ...I love the Regency Romance genre. I have read all of Barbara Cartland's book and those of Victoria Holt and those under her different pen names. I read Debbie Macomber now. Thank you for allowing me to read your blog.Sharon Sullivan-Craverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16050241474564386412noreply@blogger.com