This is a Blog About Books.

I have decided to throw myself in to the booklr (?) side of life. Reading is better when there are people to chat with.

[lolita-wardrobe]

A Timeline of Women’s Fashion from 1784-1970 (source: http://kottke.org/17/07/a-timeline-of-womens-fashion-from-1784-1970)

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One of my favorites of the year so far

[choicesregencygeek]

Okay no. 100% no.

Regency engagements basically WERE set in stone.

The reason for this was mainly because an engaged couple could spend time together unchaperoned, so it was generally safe to assume that an engaged couple was getting it on.

Women had a little leeway to end an engagement, but for men, if you asked a woman to marry you, you were locked the fuck in. If a man broke an engagement, he would be seen as a complete asshole who just wanted to take advantage of his intended.

Now of course there were exceptions. Infidelity was always grounds to break off a relationship without incurring too much side eye. (For example, James Morland ends his engagement to Isabella Thorpe after she starts pursuing another man.)

If Mr. Marlcaster does Miss Sutton dirty, his reputation would likely be ruined. And her family could potentially even sue him for breach of promise. “I changed my mind” was not grounds for a man to take back his proposal, and I have a hard time reconciling this with the earlier attempt at making him more sympathetic.

I really hope pb knows what they’re doing with this.

[paradiseisalibrary]

THANK YOU!!! (forgive me for adding on to this but i have some Strong Feelings)

Wellington and Lord Byron both ended up marrying women they didn’t particularly want just because they had paid them a bit too much attention. (See also Wentworth in Persuasion who was so terrified of people believing he was attached to Louisa Musgrove he literally just left the city and hoped for the best)

Spilling a bit over into MC’s interactions with various LIs, so much of what we think of now as dating was a literal declaration of an engagement. Being alone with a man to talk was NOT DONE before an engagement (Lady Grandmother what the fuck are you thinking sending me off with a random man??)... A woman writing letters to a man was as good as a declaration that the two were engaged as well.

Basically this is all just to say that Marlcaster seems pretty dishonorable at this point whether or not he means to pursue Miss Holloway or Miss Daly...

not to say that i do not live for drama, just i agree with your suspicions...

[choicesregencygeek]

They… They understand the IRONY of this… right????

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Bibliothèque nationale de France | nadia.ryan

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More recs: German Books that are Not About WWI or WWII | YA Set in College/University  | YA Set in Space | YA set in Russia

Carrier of the Mark - Leigh Fallon

The Call - Peadar Ó Guilín

A Swift Pure Cry - Siobhan Dowd

The Accident Season - Moïra Fowley-Doyle

 Hush - Donna Jo Napoli

There You’ll Find Me - Jenny B. Jones

Asking for It  - Louise O’Neill

Bog Child - Siobhan Dowd

The Carnival at Bray - Jessie Ann Foley

more book recommendations on my blog The Bookavid

all recs by genre/topic

[historicaltimes]

Leo Tolstoy playing chess with the son of his friend and publisher Vladimir Chertkov who took this picture in Yasnaya Polyana, 1907

via reddit

Keep reading

[granteire]

part 1/3 

This debut effort by The Wraiths, who rose out of the slums of Ketterdam, is quickly becoming the most popular album of the year. Listen to it today! 

for @dawncourt merry (late) christmas!

[harrypotterdailly]

Horned Serpent (Represents the mind; Favours scholars) Named by Isolt Sayre, after the great horned river serpent that has a jewel set into its forehead. 

Wampus (Represents the body; Favours warriors) Named by argumentative but fiercely loyal Webster Boot, after his favourite magical beast, the Wampus; a magical panther-like creature that was fast, strong and almost impossible to kill.

Pukwudgie (Represents the heart; Favours healers) Named by James Steward, after the fiercely independent magical creature, the Pukwudgie.

Thunderbird (Represents the soul; Favours adventurers) Named by an intelligent but often temperamental boy Chadwick Boot, after his favourite magical beast, the Thunderbird, a beast that can create storms as it flies.

[warpaintpeggy]

INCREDIBLE DRESSES IN ART (140/∞) Portrait of Doña Dolores Tosta de Santa Anna by Juan Cordero, 1855

[felidadae]

“yo Adam.“  “yes?“  ”…I’m…glad to have you around.“ 

[commission of two smitten Raven boys for @attackonmyponderland  (*¯︶¯*) ]

[honeybeehouse]

[AGGRESSIVELY WANTS MORE BOOKS WITHOUT HAVING ENOUGH MONEY]

[thelibraryofmars]

[REGRETTABLY STILL HASN’T READ ALL THE BOOKS BOUGHT LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED]

[sleepy-bookworm]

Here are some books that are being published this January (2017) that I’m looking forward to!!

Are there any books that you’re looking forward to reading in January?

[paradiseisalibrary]

Frostblood sounds like it could be great!! Wicked Like a Wildfire by Lana Popovic has been on my radar recently as well, though I don’t know much more than the Goodreads summary. 

[paradiseisalibrary]

Patroclus: I put the fun in funeral.

Achilles: I put the cute in execute.

Diomedes: I put the laughter in slaughter.

Hector: I put the sword in Patroclus.

[apagewithaview]

the print & invitation are from Windowshopgal on Etsy! ❄️

[paradiseisalibrary]

I am ridiculously excited about my secret santa book gift arriving! Thank you so much to my secret santa for feeding my love of history and reading!!!

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the fact that the Russian language doesn’t have articles makes me go ??????????????? because in a native English speaker’s head it sounds like a hilarious shitpost type thing

 so when you ask someone “Где водка?” it translates to “where is the vodka?”

 but in my horrible backwards english brain if I don’t see any articles I assume they aren’t there, so yelling “ГДЕ ВОДКА” translates to “WHERE VODKA” like some kind of drunken maniac who you definitely should not give vodka to

[leupagus]

Speaking as a Russian-American who speaks the language and knows a fair share of Russian-Russians, even if Russians did have articles they would still slam open the door yelling “WHERE VODKA” at all times.

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Im crying