tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post1367799126310669791..comments2024-03-28T06:36:03.144+00:00Comments on Historical and Regency Romance UK: What’s a gentleman to do?Louise Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09895724319451189592noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-13598204932917385392016-12-01T09:45:50.287+00:002016-12-01T09:45:50.287+00:00Dear admin,
this is the post that i am looking f...Dear admin, <br /><br />this is the post that i am looking for and you are just post it, thats great."Most people think that animal shelters only house animals that were rescued from all forms of abuse; this is a grave misconception. The truth is, studies show that more than half of the dog. See more at <a href="https://www.petsforall.net" rel="nofollow">Classifieds Pets</a><br /><br />Thanks & welcome.<br />Aleena KatherinAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16655649670747542322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-23782057060729989052013-04-20T22:51:11.373+01:002013-04-20T22:51:11.373+01:00Thank you for your intelligent questions, Lori.
...Thank you for your intelligent questions, Lori. <br /><br />It sounds incredible, but I doubt whether the son of an earl would go in for publishing in the early 19th century. Bookselling and publishing - which meant getting your hands dirty with all the printing - was seen as trade - in spite of its literary associations.<br /><br />John Murray (1778-1843), who was Byron's publisher, was undoubtedly successful and at the centre of London literary life, meeting in clubs or coffee houses - but that didn't necessarily mean that he'd be invited to dine with them in their houses and be introduced to their wives or daughters.<br /><br />However, his son, another John (1808 - 1892) was educated at a public school (Charterhouse) and Edinburgh University and was accepted as a gentleman. Society, and the status of publishing, had changed by the mid 19th century and was much more acceptable as a career for a gentleman.<br /><br />I hope this answers your question.Elizabeth Hawksleyhttp://www.elizabethhawksley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-53414340716277397942013-04-16T11:42:22.793+01:002013-04-16T11:42:22.793+01:00Would a gentleman, say the youngest son of a peer,...Would a gentleman, say the youngest son of a peer, have been allowed to get away with doing something like, say, own a publishing house? Could he have an interest in one -- be a patron of one -- but not be involved in the day-to-day running of it? Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08506026496063245730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-27535666546759165032013-04-07T23:05:59.425+01:002013-04-07T23:05:59.425+01:00A lot of interesting questions, Ultragotha. In Reg...A lot of interesting questions, Ultragotha. In Regency times, M.Ps weren't paid - so you needed an independent income. You might say that only gentlemen could be M.Ps.<br /><br />The law as a profession gradually became acceptable in Society as the 19th century went on, though, for some reason, barristers were more acceptable than solicitors. <br /><br />You are right, a landed gentlemen usually did run his estate, though there were some, like Sir Walter Elliot in 'Persuasion' who let himself get into debt.<br /><br />Thank you for your comment, Jan. I think the message in the seed pod has distinct possibilities myself!Elizabeth Hawksleyhttp://www.elizabethhawksley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-19807452668470095902013-04-07T18:58:40.855+01:002013-04-07T18:58:40.855+01:00Could a gentlemen stand for Parliament? And there...Could a gentlemen stand for Parliament? And there must have been many gentlemen that ran the government who weren't in Parliament. Were solicitors and barristers gentlemen? Doctors? (I know surgeons weren't generally considered such.)<br /><br />Gentlemen also ran their estates, which ties in quite nicely to your post. Some of them ran model farms to study better agricultural practices.ULTRAGOTHAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-76206380884371310392013-04-07T16:20:57.945+01:002013-04-07T16:20:57.945+01:00What a splendid place, Elizabeth. And a lovely ide...What a splendid place, Elizabeth. And a lovely idea. "This seed, from a shrub in my garden..." And then a description of the garden but not the address. <br /><br />Hmmmmm...Jan Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00471022034388834235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-91528204150631937022013-04-06T10:13:59.665+01:002013-04-06T10:13:59.665+01:00A great idea, Helena. It would have to be at Monta...A great idea, Helena. It would have to be at Montagu House, though - the British Museum itself (which replaced Montagu House) pnly started construction in 1823. But Montague House would make a splendid rendezvous. As well as antiquities, it contained various exotic stuffed animals!<br /><br />Elizabeth Hawksleyhttp://www.elizabethhawksley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-38356474583143379372013-04-05T21:57:33.880+01:002013-04-05T21:57:33.880+01:00I love these ideas! Perhaps the learned gentleman...I love these ideas! Perhaps the learned gentleman might meet the heroine in the British Museum?Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553503435833467369noreply@blogger.com