The Literate Kitty

There’s   so much   glamorization of past eras which, frankly, were probably, all-too-frequently, anything   but .     I’ve done it, you’ve done it.   The Regency era, though, certainly wasn’t without its charms.    That showiness—of anyone who had a title, money, or was somehow positioned favorably—of the time, combined with the delicious intricacies of what was (and was not) acceptable, have made for compelling reading in more modern ages since... well,  the Regency , when Austen, and others, were penning their tales (of men with fortunes in want of wives, and whatnot).   The clothing... the manners... the balls and luncheons and teas and promenades... the rules that polite society (mostly) followed...  We need look no further than the  massive  success of  Bridgerton  (both book series  and  Netflix show), to understand the widespread appeal of it all.   But what if something even more exci...