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Jane Austen

  • 5 Signs That You’re “Going Jane Austen” at Tea Time

    One of the most beloved and enduring British authors is Jane Austen. She lived during the Georgian era (dates vary slightly depending on the source), with her lifetime spanning December 16, 1775, to July 18, 1817. At that time, women writers were not widely taken seriously. Women of Austen’s social standing were generally expected to… Continue reading

  • A Jane Austen Teatime

    Tea being a beverage very much associated with Britain, and Jane Austen being one of the foremost British authors of all time, it seemed fitting to have a teatime that incorporated the atmosphere her novels conjure — the Georgian Regency period amid the country gentry and simpler townsfolk. The very language in a Jane Austen… Continue reading