Download or read book The Regency Underworld written by Donald A. Low and published by Sutton Publishing, Limited. This book was released on 1999 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the second revised edition of 'Thieve's Kitchen: Regency Underworld', detailing the underworld, where crime and vice flourished, in Regency England. The book presents a vivid picture of pleasure seekers, criminals and body snatchers at work.

Download or read book Georgette Heyer s Regency World written by Jennifer Kloester and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Georgette Heyer fans are sure to delight in Kloester's definitive guide to Heyer's 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.

Download or read book Regency Slang Revealed written by Louise Allen and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-06-10 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Corinthians to Hell-Born Babes - The Regency underworld revealed Francis Grose's Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue and later versions and editions contain hundreds of words and phrases that take us into a colourful, violent and alien late Georgian and Regency world. Here we encounter criminals, gamesters, sportsmen, gentlemen and prostitutes as they fight, cheat, thieve, gamble and carouse their way through London's underworld. The dictionaries themselves are all arranged in alphabetical order of the terms being defined, making it impossible to find a word for a specific thing, or browse related terms, without reading through the entire volume. This book arranges the words and phrases from two editions of Grose, Pierce Egan's version of the book and John Bee's Slang: A Dictionary to make them accessible both thematically and by an index. This book is designed for anyone interested in the period, its language and what it reveals and can be used alongside the dictionaries themselves - available in both reprints and e-versions.

Download or read book The Regency Revisited written by Tim Fulford and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-10-05 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Regency Revisited reconfigures Romantic Studies through a neglected timeframe. It demonstrates how politics and culture of the Regency years transformed literature. By co-opting authors, the Regency provoked opposition, and brought new genres and modes of writing to the fore. Key figures are Robert Southey and Leigh Hunt: The Regency Revisited shows their pivotal roles in transforming Romanticism. Austen and Byron also feature as authors who honed their satire in response to Regency culture. Other topics include Blake and popular art, Regency science (Humphry Davy), Moore and parlour songs, Cockney writing and Pierce Egan, and Anna Barbauld and the collecting and exhibiting that was so popular an aspect of Regency London.

Download or read book The 19th Century Underworld written by Stephen Carver and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Underworld: n. 1. the part of society comprising those who live by organized crime and immorality. 2. the mythical abode of the dead under the earth. Take a walk on the dark side of the street in this unique exploration of the fears and desires at the heart of the British Empire, from the Regency dandy’s playground to the grim and gothic labyrinths of the Victorian city. Enter a world of gin spinners, sneaksmen and Covent Garden nuns, where bare-knuckled boxers slog it out for dozens of rounds, children are worth more dead than alive, and the Thames holds more bodies than the Ganges. This is the Modern Babylon, a place of brutal poverty, violent crime, strong drink, pornography and prostitution; of low neighborhoods and crooked houses with windows out like broken teeth, wraithlike urchins with haunted eyes, desperate, ruthless and vicious men, and the broken remnants of once fine girls: a grey, bleak, infernal place, where gaslights fail to pierce the pestilential fog, and coppers travel in pairs, if they venture there at all. Combining the accessibility of a popular history with original research, this book brings the denizens of this vanished world once more to life, along with the voices of those who sought to exploit, imprison or save them, or to simply report back from this alien landscape that both fascinated and appalled: the politicians, the reformers, the journalists and, above all, the storytellers, from literary novelists to purveyors of penny dreadfuls. Welcome to the 19th century underworld…

Download or read book A Breath of Frost written by Alyxandra Harvey and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1814, three cousins-Gretchen, Emma, and Penelope-discover their family lineage of witchcraft when a binding spell is broken, allowing their individual magical powers to manifest. Now, beyond the manicured gardens and ballrooms of Regency London, an alluring underworld available only to those with power is revealed to the cousins. By claiming their power, the three cousins have accidentally opened the gates to the underworld. Now ghouls, hellhounds-and most terrifying of all, the spirits of dark witches known as the Greymalkin Sisters-are hunting and killing young debutante witches for their powers. And, somehow, Emma is connected to the murders...because she keeps finding the bodies. Can the cousins seal the gates before another witch is killed...or even worse, before their new gifts are stripped away?

Download or read book Thieves Kitchen written by Donald A. Low and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Murder at Mansfield Park written by Lynn Shepherd and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2011-03-04 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murder at Mansfield Park is a witty and clever reimagining of Jane Austen's much-loved novel Mansfield Park. But in this Mansfield Park, things have changed ... Formerly Austen's meekest heroine, Fanny Price has become not only an heiress to an extensive fortune but also a heartless, scheming minx. Hiding her true character behind a demure facade, Fanny is indeed betrothed to Edmund, now Mrs Norris's stepson; but do the couple really love each other? Henry and Mary Crawford arrive in the country ready to wreak havoc with their fast city ways, but this time Henry Crawford is troubled by a suspicious past while his sister, Mary, steps forward in the best Austen style to become an unexpected heroine. Meanwhile, tragedy strikes the safe and solid grand house as it becomes the scene of violence. Every member of the family falls under suspicion and the race begins to halt a ruthless murderer. Funny and sharp, Murder at Mansfield Park is simply a delight to read.

Download or read book Underworld written by Duncan Campbell and published by Random House. This book was released on 2019-07-11 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Live on the wrong side of the law with Britain’s gangsters, Peaky Blinders, godfathers, robbers, informers, kingpins, vice lords and career criminals ***The Sunday Times Bestseller *** With stories of murder, theft, fraud and treachery, The Underworld is a deep-dive into the history of professional and organised crime in Britain. From the racetrack gangs and the smash-and-grab merchants, through the Soho vice bosses and the Kray twins, to the Great Train Robbers, the Hatton Garden burglars and the new wave of international hit-men and drug and sex traffickers, Duncan Campbell exposes the dark underbelly of Britain. A unique perspective – told by the criminals themselves and the detective who pursued them – this is a definitive history from the very beginning to the present day.

Download or read book Subcultures written by Ken Gelder and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-01-24 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ken Gelder covers a remarkable range of forms and practices across many different subcultural groups: from the Ranters to the riot grrrls, from bebop to hip hop, and from hippies and Bohemians to digital pirates and virtual communities.

Download or read book Waltz With a Vampire written by Maggie MacKeever and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emily Dinwiddle recruits the help of Count Revay-Czobar--a beautiful creature she suspect to be a vampire--to help solve her father's murder. His knowledge of London's underworld will help Emily navigate the city--and his seductive aura is something Emily doesn't mind, either. Original.

Download or read book A Regimental Murder written by Ashley Gardner and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-07-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ondon 1816 After rescuing a lovely woman from an attempted robbery, Captain Lacey discovers that she's the widow of a colonel who had been accused of murdering an English officer during the recent war. Lydia declares that her husband was innocent and that she knows the true culprits' identities. Intrigued, Lacey begins to investigate, and soon finds himself mired in scandals past and present. Book 2 of the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries. This is a full-length novel.

Download or read book The Den Of Iniquity Bastards of London Book 1 written by Anabelle Bryant and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2017-01-11 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the most notorious address in London...

Download or read book Secret Nights written by Anita Mills and published by Diversion Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2013-06-06 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This tale of love, suspense, and mystery in Regency England features “a refreshingly different hero and heroine” (Publishers Weekly). After her wealthy merchant father is accused of murder, Elise Rand goes to the only person she knows who can help: Patrick Hamilton, Regency London’s most brilliant trial lawyer. But no amount of cash will convince Patrick to take on what appears to be a doomed case. So a desperate Elise is forced to put her reputation, her sanity, and her heart on the line when she offers a very different method of payment for his legal services: herself . . . “Mills does the historical romance genre proud with her latest offering. Tautly written and packed with suspense, the plot moves along at a brisk pace while engaging the reader in the moving love story of a refreshingly different hero and heroine . . . With a talent for evoking period atmosphere and her knowledge of the Regency underworld, Mills nips at the heels of Anne Perry’s Victorian novels of crime and suspense.” —Publishers Weekly “An insightful and unusual historical that focuses not only on the glittering decadence of Regency upper-class society but also on its sinister criminal elements. Nicely drawn characters, a complex plot, and well-handled language contribute to this satisfying romance.” —Library Journal

Download or read book The Regency Years During Which Jane Austen Writes Napoleon Fights Byron Makes Love and Britain Becomes Modern written by Robert Morrison and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Economist History Book of the Year “Elegant, entertaining and frequently surprising.” —Miranda Seymour, New York Times Book Review The Victorians are often credited with ushering in our current era, yet the seeds of change were planted during the earlier Regency period (1811–1820) when the profligate Prince of Wales—the future king George IV—succeeded his father. Around the Prince Regent surged a society of contrasts: evangelicalism and hedonism, elegance and brutality, exuberance and despair. Capturing the Napoleonic Wars, the rise of artists—the Shelleys, Austen, Keats, Byron, Turner—scientists and inventors—Stevenson, Davy, Faraday—and a cast of dissident journalists, military leaders, and fashionistas, Robert Morrison captivatingly illuminates the ways this period shaped the modern world.

Download or read book Jane Austen and Representations of Regency England written by Roger Sales and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Jane Austen and Representations of Regency England, Roger Sales looks at Jane Austen's entire oeuve, and views her historically as a Regency writer voicing concerns on the condition of England. Examining Austen's literary works; her letters - in the context of those of other Regency women; as well as contemporary texts such as television adaptations of her work, Jane Austen and Representations of Regency England reconstructs the breadth of Jane Austen's writing. It also examines: * her representations of dandyism and masculine identities * the events of the Regency crisis of 1810-12 * the way in which Austen engaged in topical debates such as healthcare in both Emma and Persuasion.

Download or read book Civil Contract written by Georgette Heyer and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A five-star job of sheerly delightful romance writing."— Chicago Sunday Tribune Can the wrong bride become the perfect wife? Adam Deveril, the new Viscount Lynton, is madly in love with the beautiful Julia Oversley. But he has returned from the Peninsular War to find his family on the brink of ruin and his ancestral home mortgaged to the hilt. He has little choice when he is introduced to Mr. Jonathan Chawleigh, a City man of apparently unlimited wealth and no social ambitions for himself-but with his eyes firmly fixed on a suitable match for his only daughter, the quiet and decidedly plain Jenny Chawleigh. What Readers Say: "Heyer always writes brilliantly and is capable of conveying the deepest emotions in the briefest of phrases and subtlest dialogue." "One of Heyer's most skillfully written novels." "Has all of Heyer's usual wit, vivid characters, and attention to detail." "One of my very favourite Heyers — and one of her most profound. Wise and heartwarming." "Thoughtful and thought-provoking ... reveals depths to Heyer's writing." "Truly a gem." Georgette Heyer wrote over fifty novels, including Regency romances, mysteries, and historical fiction. She was known as the Queen of Regency romance, and was legendary for her research, historical accuracy, and her extraordinary plots and characterizations.